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Asthma scientist: Look after the children
Stuff.co.nz She helped create a groundbreaking new drug to battle asthma – but Jilly Evans says the best way of beating the condition is by getting children out of cold and overcrowded houses. The former Onewhero District High School student has gone on to become … |
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 Manila Bulletin |
'Look ma, no more asthma!' – Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin Wouldn't it be wonderful if all asthmatic children can be effectively cured of their condition? If they never have to wheeze and feel weak, endure bouts of coughing and breathlessness, be absent from school, or depend on pricey medication, inhalers and … |
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Researchers Look for Clues to Rising Child Asthma Rates in Urban Areas
The Green Optimistic (blog) Kid With Inhaler Researchers Look for Clues to Rising Child Asthma Rates in Urban Areas The rates of asthma in children in urban areas are growing. A study by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health have determined that … |
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 UCSF Today |
As Asthma Rates Rise, Researchers Look at Effective Medicines for Children
UCSF Today As asthma rates continue to rise in the U.S. — proportionally affecting more children than adults — experts at UCSF and across the nation continue to search for the best medicines for pediatric patients. Nearly 10 percent of American children under … |
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Muslims urged to look after their asthma over Ramadan
Netdoctor National charity Asthma UK is concerned that many people could therefore put their lives at risk, with figures showing that people from south Asian communities are three times more likely than caucasians to have an emergency hospital admission for asthma. |
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With 50 Percent of Childhood Asthma Uncontrolled, Time to Look Homeward
Huffington Post (blog) While medications are an important part of controlling symptoms — they save lives every single day — one of the most overlooked aspects of asthma prevention is the home environment, where many children spend most of their time. |
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Signs to look for if your child suffers from asthma
ABC2 News When a child is diagnosed with asthma, it becomes a family effort to create a healthy living environment. In Boston, at-home visits are helping children breath easier. "The Community Asthma Initiative" works out of Children's Hospital. |
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Closer Look: Medicaid drugs become target for cuts
NECN Medicaid covers drugs for a wide variety of illnesses, from asthma to schizophrenia, and the cost per prescription ranges from $1 for aspirin to $1600 for an HIV drug. So, for lawmakers trying to figure out how to meet Gov. Pat Quinn's goal of cutting … Closer Look: Average adult on Medicaid fills 23 prescriptions a year; drugs … |
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Closer Look: Average adult on Medicaid fills 23 prescriptions a year; drugs …
Chicago Tribune Medicaid covers drugs for a wide variety of illnesses, from asthma to schizophrenia, for the poor and disabled.Legislators are looking at other states for ideas. Tennessee, for example, limits adults to five prescriptions each month. |
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A by the numbers look at asthma
Dubuque Telegraph Herald Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the airways, the tubes that carry air into and out of the lungs. Asthma causes the inside walls of these airways to become sore and swollen. Allergens that emerge in spring can exacerbate asthma's effects. |
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