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Times of Malta |
Asthma inhalers get 50 per cent price cut
Times of Malta Eleven medicines, including Ventolin inhalers used by asthma sufferers, have gone down in price recently, Consumer Affairs Minister Helena Dalli said today. Price reductions varied between 8 per cent and 67 per cent. Ventolin inhalers have had their … |
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Times of Malta |
Control test launched on World Asthma Day
Times of Malta For World Asthma Day, held on May 3, GlaxoSmithKline Malta launched a new and improved website to provide asthma suff-erers and doctors with a useful score that would help determine the level of treatment required. Asthma is a common and treatable … |
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 Times of Malta |
Asthma sufferers 'take huge risks'
Times of Malta A survey more than 50,000 sufferers found that 52 per cent do not think they are at risk of an attack – but Asthma UK warned that nine out of 10 of those people are mistaken. The charity, which released the figures as part of its Stop Asthma Deaths … Half of asthma patients underestimate exacerbation risk People in Northern Ireland 'unaware of asthma risks' Adults with asthma urged to take test online |
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An IVF birth doubles risk of asthma
Times of Malta An IVF birth more than doubles the likelihood of a child developing asthma, research has shown. In the most extreme cases the risk is increased almost five times, according to new study findings. Children conceived with artificial help are also more … |
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Asthma no bar to sporting success
Times of Malta A quarter of Britain's hopefuls including Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins, swimmer Rebecca Adlington and marathon runner Paula Radcliffe all have asthma, according to charity Asthma UK. About three quarters of people with asthma say that … |
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Asthma and traffic pollution
Times of Malta It is common knowledge that the prevalence of asthma has increased significantly in densely built-up areas such as the Grand Harbour area, Sliema and Pembroke where traffic congestion is high. Yet, a special report on asthma (May 11) barely mentioned … |
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Asthma plague growing
Times of Malta About 8000 Maltese children suffer from asthma and some 1000 are admitted to hospital because of the respiratory condition each year, the Health Ministry said. The rate of asthma in children has been on the rise and, during a conference to mark World … Special Task Force for respiratory disease prevention |
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Asthma pill works as well as inhalers – study
Times of Malta Pills to treat asthma are less often prescribed than inhalers, but a British study published in the US suggests they work just as well and are easier for patients to manage. Researchers at Britain's University of East Anglia followed 650 chronic asthma … Asthma Treatments Work Equally Well LTRA Pills and Inhalers Manage Asthma on Equal Rate Asthma pills as good as inhalers, study finds |
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Facebook peeks spark asthma attacks in dumped boy
Malta Business Weekly Gennaro D'Amato and colleagues treated an 18-year-old man whose asthma attacks were apparently sparked by logging into Facebook and seeing how many men his … |
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Malta has low rate of asthma deaths
Malta Independent Online Every year there are between one and four deaths due to asthma in Malta, a figure which can partly be put down to the fact that health … |
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