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Fewer Inhaled Steroids OK for Asthmatic Kids?
WebMD FRIDAY, May 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Inhaled steroid therapy is commonly used to treat asthmatic children with persistent, daily wheezing episodes. However, a new study suggests that the powerful medicines may not be needed on a daily basis for … |
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Fewer inhaled steroids may be OK for asthmatic children
UPI.com "This article may put our preschooler asthmatics in dangerous territory," she said. "A child who is a known asthmatic without daily controller medications is at great risk to have a life-threatening asthma attack. In these cases, it is better to overdo … |
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HealthDay |
Fewer Inhaled Steroids May Be OK for Asthmatic Children
HealthDay FRIDAY, May 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Inhaled steroid therapy is commonly used to treat asthmatic children with persistent, daily wheezing episodes. However, a new study suggests that the powerful medicines may not be needed on a daily basis for … |
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Medical Daily |
Lower Air Pollution Levels Linked To Fewer Asthma Symptoms, Respiratory Problems In Children
Medical Daily The authors found a 47 percent reduction in ambient air pollution during that period was associated with a 32 percent decline in bronchitis symptoms among 10-year-olds with asthma. Children without asthma reaped benefits too: They were also 21 percent … |
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Here's why farm kids have fewer allergies and less asthma
The Verge And about 6.8 million American children currently have asthma. But studies show that these conditions aren't distributed uniformly among all children. Children raised on farms — most notably dairy farms — have lower rates of allergies and asthma … Dirty farm air may ward off asthma in children Public Release: 3-Sep-2015 Growing up on a farm provides protection against … Key enzyme helps country kids ward off allergies and asthma |
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Port pollution cleanup partially credited with fewer child asthma-related …
The Daily Breeze Coexisting with refineries, freeways and the congested, behemoth twin port complex, the South Bay and Harbor Area are home to a relatively high number of asthma sufferers. “We have a lot more than other areas even though we live near the beach and the … |
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Study: Asthma Intervention Can Lead To Fewer School Absences
Hartford Courant HARTFORD — Greater communication between school nurses and families on how to manage asthma could help reduce the number of school absences for children afflicted with the chronic disease, according to preliminary data from an ongoing study in … New school-based program helps reduce absentee rate for urban minority … |
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Hand Dishwashing Linked To Fewer Allergies For Kids
RTT News Researchers wrote that "a history of eczema was reported by 23% in children whose parents used hand dishwashing" compared with 38 percent for machine dishwashing with the figures for asthma showing similar results. Though a similar pattern was seen … |
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Malaria Drug, Artesunate, Brings Asthma Sufferers Breathing Relief With Fewer …
Medical Daily Allergic asthma is one of the most common asthmas, affecting over 50 percent of the 20 million Americans who suffer from asthma, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. It's triggered by typical allergens like dust, pollen, pet … |
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Medical Xpress |
Cleaner air contributes to fewer asthma, emphysema deaths
CBC.ca Air pollution controls help to save lives, a U.S. study suggests, as death rates from emphysema, asthma and pneumonia fell dramatically as air quality improved.. Most research has focused on a specific air pollutant or a couple of pollutants over short … Air pollution controls linked to lower death rates in North Carolina |
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