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Many parents lack info about kids' asthma meds
Health24 A survey of parents of 740 children with probable persistent asthma found just 49 percent knew what kind of medication their child was prescribed and how often to use it. Following recommended guidelines is key to controlling asthma symptoms, experts say. |
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Asthma symptoms increase in springtime
Health24 Asthma symptoms increase in spring, making it especially important for people with the lung disease to be aware of triggers and risk factors, an expert says. 25 million Americans affected. "Asthma is a lifelong disease that causes wheezing … |
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ACOS – the little known syndrome asthma sufferers need to know about
Health24 The 3rd of May marks World Asthma Day – a global initiative aimed at improving asthma awareness and care across the globe. While most people know a bit about asthma, very few are aware of asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) – a condition that … |
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Asthma is under recognised in SA, warns doctor
Health24 While experts claim that asthma, which is a life-threatening condition, may be overdiagnosed in the UK, Cape Town paediatrician Dr Shirani Naidoo tells Health24 the illness remains under recognised in South Africa. Writing in the journal Archives of … |
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Children are getting asthma pumps for no good reason
Health24 "We propose that one contributing factor is that the diagnosis of asthma has been trivialised and inhalers dispensed for no good reason, and have become almost a fashion accessory," they write. "The result is the fact that asthma is a killing disease … |
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Your weight and vices can affect your asthma risk
Health24 A recent study analysed data from about 175,000 people between the ages of 18 and 44 in 51 countries and found that underweight or obese women who drank and smoked were twice as likely to have asthma as those with a healthy weight who didn't drink … |
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