Childhood asthma, lung disease elevated near airport, study finds – Boston Globe


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Childhood asthma, lung disease elevated near airport, study finds
Boston Globe
Children who live in neighborhoods bordering Logan International Airport are as much as four times more likely to wheeze, experience shortness of breath, and exhibit other signs of undiagnosed asthma compared to children who live farther away
Study Released On Health Impacts Of Logan AirportCBS Local
Health Study on Impacts of Logan Airport out TodayEast Boston Times-Free Press

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New study finds inhaler reminders dramatically improve asthma controller … – Science Codex

New study finds inhaler reminders dramatically improve asthma controller
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ATS 2014, SAN DIEGO— Reminders prompting asthma patients to take their control inhalers if they miss a dose significantly improve medication adherence, according to a primary-care based study conducted by a research team in Australia. In this six

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New study finds inhaler reminders dramatically improve asthma controller … – Medical Xpress

New study finds inhaler reminders dramatically improve asthma controller
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Reminders prompting asthma patients to take their control inhalers if they miss a dose significantly improve medication adherence, according to a primary-care based study conducted by a research team in Australia. In this six-month investigation

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Study finds limited benefit for vitamin D in asthma treatment – Washington University in St. Louis News

Study finds limited benefit for vitamin D in asthma treatment
Washington University in St. Louis News
Adding vitamin D to asthma treatment to improve breathing only appears to benefit patients who achieve sufficient levels of the supplement in the blood. Overall, the ability to control asthma did not differ between a study group that received vitamin D …

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Study finds limited benefit for vitamin D in asthma treatment – Medical Xpress


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Study finds limited benefit for vitamin D in asthma treatment
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Mario Castro, M.D., listens to the lungs of a patient with asthma. Castro led a clinical trial investigating the effects of vitamin D supplements on asthma control. Adding vitamin D to asthma treatment to improve breathing only appears to benefit
Vitamin D Supplements May Not Help Ease AsthmaHealthDay

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Many Asthma Patients Don’t Stick to Treatment Plan, Study Finds – U.S. News & World Report

Many Asthma Patients Don't Stick to Treatment Plan, Study Finds
U.S. News & World Report
SATURDAY, Jan. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) — If you can't get relief from your asthma, the way you communicate with your allergist might be part of the problem, according to two new studies. The researchers said asthma patients need to ask questions and 

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