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Asthma and Arthritis Medications Are Drug Muggers
Huffington Post (blog) It's disturbing to me that consumers will ponder a menu for much longer than they will the side effects associated with their medications. And even those who do look up their medicine or ask their pharmacist still don't know that drugs can mug the body … |
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Should You Take a Summer Break from Asthma Medications?
About – News & Issues It's quite common for people with asthma to feel much better during the summer months, and therefore take a break from their asthma controller medications. Kids are out of school, possibly less active, have fewer respiratory tract infections, and … |
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App for iPhone, iPad, Android Tracks Asthma Symptoms, Medications
eWeek Medical technology company iSonea has unveiled an app called AsthmaSense for Apple iOS and Google Android to allow people with asthma to monitor their breathing and keep track of their medication routines. An estimated 25 million Americans suffer from … Asthma device company launches companion smartphone app iSonea Unveils AsthmaSense App for iOS and Android iSonea Launches AsthmaSense, a New Smartphone App |
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Asthma Medications Could Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat in Kids
HealthCanal.com Medications commonly used to control asthma flare-ups are linked to an increased risk of potentially dangerous heart arrhythmias in young asthma patients, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. Asthma Meds Linked to Heart Arrhythmias in Young People Asthma medication may up arrhythmias risk in kids Asthma medication linked with arrhythmias in children, young adults |
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Higher insurance copays linked to reduced use of asthma medications in children
ModernMedicine Increasing out-of-pocket prescription costs may be responsible for reductions in asthma medication use among children and more frequent asthma-related hospitalizations. To determine how prescription copays for asthma among privately insured families … |
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Drug cost-sharing results in reduced use of necessary medications in children …
Pediatric SuperSite Health insurers' cost-sharing policies may be to blame for a dip in necessary medication use among families that have a child with asthma, according to a recent study. Pinar Karaca-Mandic, PhD, and colleagues of the Division of Health Policy and … Are Parents Price-Sensitive About Their Children's Medication? Gasping for dollars: Insurance companies take your breath away Study: Higher insurance co-pays may have serious unintended consequences for … |
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Asthma medications may be less effective in overweight children with asthma
Pediatric SuperSite Pia Hauk, MD, and colleagues from National Jewish Health in Denver studied 61 children with asthma between the ages of 2 and 18 years. Each child was evaluated according to his or her body mass index (BMI), daily inhaled corticosteroid dose and … Heavy Kids May Not Respond as Well to Asthma Meds |
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Pet Pointers: Medications that are dangerous for your pets
Rochester YNN In this edition of Pet Pointers, Lisa Chelenza has an alert about a common asthma medication that can be lethal if swallowed by your pets. Then come back here and refresh the page. From aspirin to chocolate, there is a wide variety of things that are … |
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Pet Pointers: Medications that are dangerous for your pets
YNN In this edition of Pet Pointers, Lisa Chelenza has an alert about a common asthma medication that can be lethal if swallowed by your pets. Then come back here and refresh the page. From aspirin to chocolate, there is a wide variety of things that are … |
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Pregnant women stop asthma medications
Irish Medical Times Many pregnant women with asthma stop taking their regular preventer medication during pregnancy, despite having worsening asthma symptoms, a new study showed. A survey of more than 100 asthmatic women carried out at an antenatal outpatient clinic at 36 … |
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