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Old MacDonald Had Some Germs
MedPage Today (blog) It was about two studies suggesting that children who were raised on farms may have a lower risk of asthma and atopy because of their exposure to various microbes and fungi in the barnyard. I don't have asthma and allergies either — even though I grew … Kids breathe easier on farms |
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FDA Issues Warning on Asthma Drug in Preterm Labor
MedPage Today Terbutaline is approved to prevent and treat bronchospasm associated with asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema, but is sometimes used off-label for treating preterm labor and uterine hyperstimulation. Terbutaline also has been used off-label over longer … FDA Warns Against Certain Uses of Asthma Drug Terbutaline for Preterm Labor FDA Drug Safety Communication: New warnings against use of terbutaline to … |
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Combo Rescue Best in Asthma
MedPage Today "Children with mild persistent asthma should not be treated with rescue albuterol alone, and the most effective treatment to prevent exacerbations is daily inhaled corticosteroids," the group concluded. "Inhaled corticosteroids as rescue medication … Alternative Way to Treat Childhood Asthma? Inhaled corticosteroids effective as rescue medication for asthma Asthma may be over-treated in kids: Study |
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Labeling Error Prompts Asthma Drug Recall
MedPage Today The maker of a nebulized asthma treatment recalled several drug lots due to health hazards posed by erroneous … Albuterol Sulfate Recall: Asthma Drug Vials Have Wrong Dose Information Asthma Medication Recalled for Mislabeled Dosage Bottles Recall of Albuterol Used in Nebulizers |
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Mom's Vitamin D Levels Not Linked to Kid's Asthma
MedPage Today The issue has been controversial, with several studies linking low maternal dietary vitamin D to wheezing but not to asthma itself, according to Carlos … Low vitamin D levels up respiratory infections Poor Vit D levels in newborns up risk of respiratory infections |
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ACAAI: Asthma Drug Effective in Skin Condition
MedPage Today Explain that patients with idiopathic urticaria refractory to antihistamines responded well when high doses of omalizumab, an asthma drug, were added to the … |
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ACAAI: New Asthma Therapy Cuts Drug Regimen
MedPage Today Explain to interested patients that asthma patients who have undergone bronchial thermoplasty, a new treatment for asthma, can safely stop one of their … Landmark Study Shows Suboptimal Asthma Care Health Alerts: anaphylaxis, recalls, depression Allergic to kissing? Cell phones? Bed Bugs? |
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ACAAI: Asthma Care Called Suboptimal
MedPage Today Note that most patients with asthma have disease that in not well controlled — although their perceptions of control may differ from that in the current … Landmark Study Shows Suboptimal Asthma Care Health Alerts: anaphylaxis, recalls, depression Allergic to kissing? Cell phones? Bed Bugs? |
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ACAAI: Asthma at Center Stage
MedPage Today PHOENIX — Asthma remains a central issue at the annual meeting of the American College of … Mild Asthma – Most Medications Waste of Money, Report Reveals Asthma Care Poor in the United States New Study: Overuse of Combination Drug Therapy in Patients with Mild Asthma … |
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ACAAI: Lung Tests Help Assess Asthma in Young Patients
MedPage Today Note that spirometry and lung function testing are often underutilized in primary care despite being recommended in guidelines for assessing asthma control … New Study: Overuse of Combination Drug Therapy in Patients with Mild Asthma … ICS/LABA combination therapy increases asthma-related pharmacy cost Drug Combo Tied to Higher Costs in Mild Asthma |
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