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Higher health insurance cost-sharing impacts asthma care for low-income kids
Medical Xpress Parents in low-income families were less likely to delay asthma care for their children or avoid taking their children to see a doctor is they had lower vs. higher levels of health insurance cost-sharing. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act … |
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Antibiotics might not be behind your kid's asthma
The Verge A long-held theory that antibiotic use in the first year of a child's life can cause asthma may have been disproved. A study published in The Lancet today explains that although children who use antibiotics are indeed at increased risk for asthma, the … |
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The Doctor Is In: Kids & Asthma
MyFox Detroit Inhaled corticosteroids are the most effective anti-inflammatory agents available for the chronic treatment of asthma; they're generally the first-line therapy for children with persistent asthma. Use of spacers with inhalers is of utmost importance … Larry Jones: Learn more about asthma symptoms and treatment Polyclonal cytokine profiles differentiated asthma phenotypes New Study from the Journal of Asthma Underscores Need for Better Allergy … |
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Asthma isn't just for kids
First Coast News Doctors don't know exactly what causes the condition (genes and environmental triggers are believed to contribute), or why some adults develop it late in life, but asthma rates are on the rise: From 2001 to 2011, the number of cases grew by almost 30%, … Asthma Awareness Month important in Kentucky, which has one of highest rates World Asthma Day focuses on control You can win against asthma |
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Asthma isn't just for kids
USA TODAY Doctors don't know exactly what causes the condition (genes and environmental triggers are believed to contribute), or why some adults develop it late in life, but asthma rates are on the rise: From 2001 to 2011, the number of cases grew by almost 30%, … World Asthma Day focuses on control You can win against asthma |
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Kids with asthma given a chance to find control
York Daily Record Taelyn Thomas, center, suffers from asthma but learned she's not alone, after attending a York County camp designed for children with asthma. Camp Green Zone showed her how others cope with the chronic lung disease. Here, the 8-year-old practices a … |
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UH studying best way to treat black kids, young adults with asthma
The Plain Dealer University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital is seeking black kids and adults with poorly-controlled asthma to participate in a clinical trial to determine which treatments work best for this racial group, which is disproportionately … |
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Texas Asthma Camp for Kids celebrates 30 years of fun from June 22-27 at …
Gilmer Mirror For the 30th year, children with severe asthma will have an opportunity to have fun while learning more about their disease during this summer's Texas Asthma Camp for Kids, held from Sunday, June 22, through Friday, June 27, 2014. Canoeing on Lake … |
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Public smoking bans linked to healthier kids
The Conversation Bans on public smoking may lead to drops in childhood asthma and premature births, new research shows. Researchers, led by Jasper Been, analysed 11 studies that examined how hospital admission rates for children's asthma attacks and premature births … |
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Smoking bans linked to drop in premature births, kids' asthma attacks
WOWK (HealthDay News) — Bans on smoking in public places and the workplace in North America and Europe are linked to a 10 percent drop in premature births and the number of children going to the hospital for an asthma flare-up, according to a new study. |
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