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Medscape Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory condition in children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2011) reported that asthma affected 7.1 million children, with 4.1 million experiencing an asthma attack. The primary goal of … |
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Preventive Asthma Care During Ambulatory Visits
Medscape How well do primary care practices deliver preventive asthma care during ambulatory visits with children? Yee and colleagues sought to answer this question and to determine whether the severity of a child's asthma symptoms in the month before the visit … |
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Childhood Asthma Raises Risk for Adult Sleep Apnea
Medscape PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Asthma, especially if it begins in childhood, raises the risk for sleep apnea years later, a new study shows. However, the severity of the obstructive sleep apnea is no different in patients with or without asthma … |
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Device Corrects Inhaler Technique for Asthma Patients
Medscape After patients used the device, technique and flow rate were more likely to be in the acceptable range," said Catherine Vitari, BSN, RN, a certified asthma educator at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, in Pennsylvania. "The more inhalers … |
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The Association Between Acetaminophen and Asthma – Medscape
Medscape During the last few decades, a huge epidemiological effort has been made all over the world in order to cast some light on the origin of asthma (or 'wheezing disorders' as a general term) and its recent increase in prevalence. The focus on genetic … |
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Older Adult Asthma Patients Often Also Have Allergies
Medscape Contrary to popular opinion, older adults with asthma also have at least one allergy, according to an article published in the April issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Paula J. Busse, MD, from the Division of Clinical Immunology … |
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Sublingual Immunotherapy May Be Useful for Asthma, Allergies
Medscape A systematic review of 63 studies with 5131 participants found moderate support for sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and asthma. Sandra Y. Lin, MD, an associate professor of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at Johns … Review article examines sublingual immunotherapy for treatment of allergic … |
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EU Committee Rejects Budesonide/Salmeterol Combo for Asthma
Medscape The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a negative recommendation on the marketing application for anti-asthma combination medication budesonide/salmeterol (Labazenit, … |
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Asthma: Single-Inhaler Therapy May Trump Standard Care
Medscape Asthma prevention using a single combination inhaler for both prevention and relief of exacerbations is better than using guideline-based treatment, according to findings from 2 randomized trials published online March 4 in Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Combo Inhaler May Be Better for Some With Asthma Single Combined Asthma Inhaler Better Than Recommended Treatment Dual-purpose asthma inhalers more effective |
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Nurses and Physicians Provide Equal Care for Asthma Patients
Medscape A recent review of studies comparing the quality of asthma care provided by physicians vs nurses found no significant difference between them. The study specifically looked at asthma management by specially trained asthma nurses working relatively … |
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