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Asthma Studies Find Potential New Treatment but Question Another
Guardian Liberty Voice Two new studies released independently this week have shed new information about the treatment of asthma. In one, a study found that vitamins that were thought to be associated with symptoms of the disease do not seem to be particularly effective. |
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Asthma Kills 3300 Americans Annually and Causes One-Fourth of E.R. Visits
Guardian Liberty Voice Asthma, often seen as a minor health condition, affects more than 25 million people in the U.S., kills 3,300 of them annually, and causes more than one-fourth of emergency room visits. The number of people with the disease is greater than those with … Asthma: is it still seen as a 'minor' condition? The Doctor Is In: Kids & Asthma Nearly 60% of children with asthma have at least one type of allergy |
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Asthma killing people needlessly, says Royal College of Physicians
The Guardian Children and adults are dying needlessly from asthma attacks, according to a report by experts published on Tuesday, which found that in a quarter of fatal cases patients had received less than satisfactory care. Complacency around the disease – which … Asthma patients 'dying needlessly' because of poor care, warns report Asthma sufferers in the UK are 'dying needlessly each year because of poor … 800 asthma patients a year die needlessly: Half were given the wrong medication |
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Chronic Cough May Indicate Asthma, and Asthma Is Expensive
Guardian Liberty Voice chronic cough Determining the cause and therefore the treatment of chronic cough may take a lot of high-priced doctor visits and tests. But if those expensive tests determine that the cause of the chronic cough is asthma, the expenses may only be … Julie Mack: Case of chronic cough offers 4 lessons on health care |
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Asthma Attacks Children Fall as Smoking Bans Come Into Effect
Guardian Liberty Voice asthma A new study shows that asthma attacks in children have fallen as smoking bans have come into effect. The researchers from the University of Edinburgh, Maastricht University in the Netherlands, Hasselt University in Belgium, Harvard Medical … Smoking bans cut premature births and child asthma attacks Smoking Bans Linked to Drop in Premature Births, Kids' Asthma Attacks Smoke-free laws linked to improved child health |
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Pregnancy Cold Responsible for Child Asthma
Guardian Liberty Voice New studies reveal that a common cold during pregnancy cold be responsible for child asthma. The reason why some children have breathing difficulties even after the cold has passed lies in genes and Hans Bisgaard, head of the Danish Pediatric Asthma … |
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The Great Katie Kate Offers Answers About Asthma (Review)
Guardian Liberty Voice The Great Katie Kate Offers Questions About Asthma marks the third book in a series by M. Maitland DeLand, M.D. , featuring the exploits of the pint-sized superheroine the Great Katie Kate as she once again informs children about the medical conditions … |
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It's too soon to blame paracetamol for rising childhood asthma rates
The Guardian (blog) Asthma rates have been on the increase for several decades and experts around the world are looking for reasons that might explain this trend. Parallel to that, paracetamol has become the most widely used treatment for fever in children. Could these … Calpol asthma study is not as straightforward as it seems Paracetamol 'Could Cause Asthma' In Kids Children given Calpol more likely to develop asthma, says study |
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Girl died from asthma attack after ambulance error, family say
The Guardian The family of a 14-year-old girl who died from an asthma attack after collapsing during an air cadets sports day say an ambulance went to the wrong RAF base. The East of England ambulance service trust has launched an inquiry. Elouise Keeling suffered … 'Bright and bubbly' teen dies from asthma attack while waiting for paramedics Family of teenage girl who died from asthma attack following ambulance delay … Schoolgirl, 14, dies from asthma attack while at Air Cadet training after … |
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Temperature increases drive asthma suffering
Mail & Guardian Online Asthma is one of the biggest afflictions that humans have had to face with urbanisation and industrialisation. At the turn of the 20th century it was relatively unheard of. But now it is an epidemic. The World Health Organisation said 300-million … |
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