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How a singing doctor nearly doubled use of asthma treatment protocols at a …
MedCity News Remember that catchy '90s song “Breakfast at Tiffany's” by one-hit-wonder Deep Blue Something? You'll probably never think of it the same way again after watching this video made by British physician Tapas Mukherjee. While working at Glenfield Hospital … |
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Kids with asthma or diabetes who don't take their meds more likely to end up in ER
MedCity News NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kids and teens with asthma and type 1 diabetes often don't take their medication as prescribed, and those that skip doses are more likely to end up in the emergency room, according to a new review. More than half of children … Children's Hospital Los Angeles Experts Offer 10 Back to School Tips for 2013 … |
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Study: Asthma more common, severe for overweight children
MedCity News "If parents are noticing that their overweight or obese child is having asthma-like symptoms, one thing to pay attention to, instead of just addressing the asthma, is to potentially address the child's weight," said Mary Helen Black, the study's lead … |
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Array says asthma drug improves lung function in study, seeks partner for …
MedCity News (Reuters) – Array Biopharma Inc said one of its drugs met the main goal of improving lung function in a mid-stage study among patients with mild to moderate persistent allergic asthma. Array shares rose as much as 19 percent to $6.64 — their highest … |
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Children's hospital pediatricians talk about health IT innovations for …
MedCity News Fiks is currently leading a research team in a multiyear pilot program to develop a shared decision making portal for children with chronic illnesses, starting with pediatric asthma. Part of the study is designed to assess the feasibility of using the … |
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A mom-inspired device could let kids with asthma take their daily meds while …
MedCity News Many of these medications, such as albuterol, levalbuterol and ipratropium, can be used with a nebulizer for asthma sufferers who are too sick or young to use an inhaler effectively. But some children show resistance to these administration methods, … |
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A mom-inspired device could let kids with asthma to take their daily meds …
MedCity News Many of these medications, such as albuterol, levalbuterol and ipratropium, can be used with a nebulizer for asthma sufferers who are too sick or young to use an inhaler effectively. But some children show resistance to these administration methods, … |
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Innovative pediatric asthma telemedicine device being tested at Children's of …
MedCity News Many different DocBox-es addressing different disease states are being conceived.The one at Children's is aimed at pediatric asthma. The American Lung Association estimates that asthma is a chronic disease that affects 7.1 million children under 18. It … |
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Biopharma raising $500K eyes competitive asthma/COPD drug market
MedCity News A biopharmaceutical startup developing a new treatment for asthma that targets the nitric oxide signaling system has raised $50000 of a planned $500000 fundraise, according to recently filed SEC documents. SAJE Pharma LLC's lead compound appears to … |
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GSK, FivePrime partner to discover new asthma and COPD treatments
MedCity News Under the new partnership, the companies aim to find new ways to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or COPD. Over the next four years, privately held FivePrime stands to gain up to $30 million from the new deal in the form of … Five Prime strikes deal with GSK for asthma drug Five Prime, GSK sign strategic drug discovery alliance Five Prime Therapeutics Announces Second Strategic Alliance With GlaxoSmithKline |
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