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Daily Mail |
World-renowned asthma expert stuns patient by 'trying to charge him almost …
Daily Mail A world-renowned British asthma expert charged a stunned patient almost £6,500 for a medical consultation lasting just 16 minutes, a tribunal has heard. Professor Sebastian Johnston, 56, filed an invoice for his advice, claiming the £6,500 cost … Asthma expert hauled in front of tribunal after charging patient '£6500 for 16 … |
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The Guardian |
Alberto Salazar case: Expert says athletes are particularly asthma-prone
The Guardian Salazar, who wrote an open letter on the Nike Oregon Project website this week following a series of allegations, said only eight of the 55 professional athletes he coached during his career had been diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma. 8 Key Takeaways from Coach Alberto Salazar's Open Letter AP source: USADA looking into doping allegations against Salazar |
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Study shows cost-effective expert recommended asthma test underutilized by …
Medical Xpress Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have found, for the first time, that spirometry was underutilized for asthma diagnosis and management in U.S. adults from 2001 to 2011, despite it's accuracy, cost effectiveness and … |
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The New Indian Express |
60000 Die of Asthma in India Each Year: Expert
The New Indian Express As world observes the Asthma Day on Tuesday, Ravindra Nallagondla, interventional pulmonologist at Global Hospitals, highlights various new approaches being practised to treat asthma and underlines the growing incidence of asthma in a free-wheeling … |
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Daily Mail |
Expert warns dust mites and germs living in beds cause asthma, hayfever and flu
Daily Mail This can cause eczema and hay fever, and estimates suggest dust mites may be a factor in up to 80 per cent of people with asthma. Dr Ackerley, added: 'They can cause rhinitis, a cough, dry eyes. They can disturb sleep. People with other allergies can … |
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The Guardian |
Children at risk from cocktail of asthma medications, expert warns
The Guardian Professor Peter van Asperen, a senior respiratory specialist at the Children's hospital at Westmead, said doctors were failing to follow guidelines for asthma management in children, leading to drugs being inappropriately prescribed and lives being put … Popular asthma medication combination could be fatal for children Australian doctors overprescribing combination of asthma medications, putting … Asthma combo therapy putting kids at risk |
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American Thoracic Society Expert Available to Discuss Asthma and Its Treatment
Newswise (press release) Sally Wenzel, M.D., a top expert in the diagnosis and management of asthma, is available to discuss the disease as well as the issues surrounding it, including its prevalence in different population and age groups, risk factors, causes, diagnosis … |
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BT.com |
Not sure if you really have asthma? See an expert
BT.com While they “welcome the development of the NICE guideline which aims to help diagnose asthma – anything which helps a doctor build a more complete picture of a person with suspected asthma is welcome”, their concern is that the alarmist headline of … |
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Heaves in horses more like asthma than COPD, says expert
Horsetalk heaves2 Heaves in horses is more akin to asthma than the serious chronic obstructive pulmonary disease found in humans, a specialist in the field says. Heaves, or broken wind, are terms used that have been used for decades to describe an allergic … |
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Health policy expert to present MEDTalk on pediatric asthma alternative …
News from the University of Massachusetts MEDTalk: Pediatric Asthma and Transforming Care for the Most Vulnerable, the third in the Merkin Series on Innovations in Care Delivery, will feature seven TED-style talks in person at the Brookings Intuition's Washington, D.C., headquarters or as a … |
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