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February 9, 2016

Recipe for Kids’ Asthma Flares: School Plus Cold Viruses – MedPage Today

Recipe for Kids' Asthma Flares: School Plus Cold Viruses
MedPage Today
Asthma exacerbations among children exhibit a consistent annual pattern, closely mirroring the school calendar, and the primary driver of the "September epidemic" is the return of children to the classroom and the resultant exposure to respiratory …
Back-to-school asthma attacks linked to common cold virus in childrenMedical News Today
Study Ties School Calendar to Asthma Flare-Up…WebMD
Common Colds at School a Primary Driver of Asthma Hospitalizations for ChildrenUT News | The University of Texas at Austin

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January 19, 2015

Asthma flares up mental health risk – The West Australian

The West Australian

Asthma flares up mental health risk
The West Australian
Teenagers with asthma are more than twice as likely to have mental health problems as their peers, a national study has found. A survey of 12 to 25-year-olds commissioned by Asthma Australia also revealed that two-thirds had poorly controlled asthma, …
Poorly managed asthma can harm mental health, researchers sayHerald Sun
Management key to living with asthmaNewcastle Herald
Young asthmatics 'twice as likely to have mental illnesses'9news.com.au

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March 4, 2014

Spiriva Cuts Flares in Heavily Treated Asthma – MedPage Today

Spiriva Cuts Flares in Heavily Treated Asthma
MedPage Today
SAN DIEGO — Tiotropium (Spiriva) Respimat improved lung function and cut exacerbations in severe asthma patients who had already maxed out other treatment options, pooled analysis of two phase III trials showed. Tiotropium cut severe exacerbations …

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November 9, 2011

Asthma Flares Hit Single-Parent Kids Harder – Everyday Health

Asthma Flares Hit Single-Parent Kids Harder
Everyday Health
Single-parent children with asthma are significantly more likely to land in the hospital for flare-ups than their two-parent peers, most likely due to income disparities. By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today WEDNESDAY, Nov. …

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November 8, 2011

ACAAI: Asthma Flares Hit Single-Parent Kids Harder – MedPage Today

ACAAI: Asthma Flares Hit Single-Parent Kids Harder
MedPage Today
Explain that a cohort study found that children admitted to hospital for asthma symptoms were more likely to be readmitted or have an emergency department visit within 12 months if they lived in a single-parent family. Note that low income was the only …

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October 26, 2011

CHEST: Poor Quality of Life, Asthma Flares Linked – MedPage Today

CHEST: Poor Quality of Life, Asthma Flares Linked
MedPage Today
Explain that for patients with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma, as exacerbation severity increases, quality of life suffers. Point out that an increasing number of asthma triggers (eg, emotional stress, pollen, animals, mold) was associated with …

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March 18, 2011