Most People With Inhalers, EpiPens Don’t Use Them Right

Most People With Inhalers, EpiPens Don’t Use Them RightEpiPens and asthma inhalers have the potential to save lives with a simple jab or puff, but a small study published today suggests that many people may be using these vital devices incorrectly.Researchers at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology observed 102 patients as they demonstrated how they would use injectable epinephrine pens – commonly referred to as EpiPens – and 44 patients as they demonstrated how they would use inhalers.Researchers learned that most of the members of each group were unable to use the devices properly, keeping them from getting the medication. …


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Most people with asthma or severe allergies do not use medical devices
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For people with asthma or severe allergies, medical devices like inhalers and epinephrine autoinjectors, such as EpiPen, can be lifesaving. However, a new study by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston indicates that a majority of

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Most asthmatic kids lack health management plans at school – Reuters


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Most asthmatic kids lack health management plans at school
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On the rare occasions when a child has died at school from an acute allergy attack or asthma attack, the children usually did not have a health management plan, or a so-called 504 Plan, on file, said Dr. Ruchi Gupta of the Center for Community Health
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Too many kids with asthma, food allergies lack school emergency plansEurekAlert (press release)

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Most Asthmatic Kids Lack Health Management Plans At School – Huffington Post


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Most Asthmatic Kids Lack Health Management Plans At School
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(Reuters Health) – In Chicago, most kids with asthma or food allergies don't have a health management form on file at school, a new study shows. The problem is typical of other cities, too, experts say – and it puts these children at risk. On the rare
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Too many kids with asthma, food allergies lack school emergency plansEurekAlert (press release)

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Asthma inhalers ‘stunt growth’: Most widely-used device found to reduce height … – Daily Mail


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Asthma inhalers 'stunt growth': Most widely-used device found to reduce height
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'For a long time now people with asthma have told us they fear the side effects of taking asthma medicines but the good news is this evidence shows only a relatively minor impact from inhaled corticosteroids. No parent should therefore stop their

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