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Hardships explain much of hospital asthma readmissions among black children …
Medical Xpress Black children are twice as likely as white children to be readmitted to the hospital for asthma – a disparity due in large part to a greater burden of financial and social hardships, according to a new study. Researchers at Cincinnati Children's … |
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Here's Why Your Asthma Inhaler Costs So Damn Much
Mother Jones As I'm sure comes as no surprise, I prescribe a lot of medications….One medication I prescribe with great frequency is albuterol, a bronchodilator. Asthma is a very common childhood illness, and one that primary care providers can often manage … |
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Brits don't know much about asthma
FemaleFirst.co.uk Despite more than 5.4 million asthma sufferers in Britain, new research indicates that we have a low understanding of the condition. Although 94% of Brits understand that asthma is a serious Health problem, there are still a shocking 1,140 deaths that … |
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Inhaling steroids stunts growth, but not much
Fox News Adults who took inhaled steroids as children to control their asthma may be shorter than they otherwise would have been, but only by a little, U.S. researchers said. Results of a long-term asthma study found that children who used an inhaled steroid … Asthma drug may stunt growth permanently Asthma inhalers can stunt growth in kids Asthma inhalers in childhood linked to shorter height: research |
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Inhaling steroids stunts growth, but not much
Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) – Adults who took inhaled steroids as children to control their asthma may be shorter than they otherwise would have been, but only by a little, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Results of a long-term asthma study found that children … Children taking steroids for asthma are slightly shorter than peers |
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Asthma rate and costs from traffic-related air pollution are much higher than …
PhysOrg.com A research team led by University of Massachusetts Amherst resource economist Sylvia Brandt, with colleagues in California and Switzerland, have revised the cost burden sharply upward for childhood asthma and for the first time include the number of … Asthma Rates Due to Traffic Related Air Pollution Are Higher Than Expected Breaking Down the Cost of Asthma Asthma costs from air pollution costs Long Beach and Riverside $18 million a year |
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Overweight Kids Much More Likely To Have Asthma
Medical News Today Over the last few decades, the prevalence of asthma has increased and it is also one of the main causes for children being absent from schools. It has been revealed that children who are overweight are twice as likely to have asthma compared to … |
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Cuba-to-US swim too much for Nyad
Minneapolis Star Tribune Diana Nyad, 61, stroked through shoulder pain and floated on her back when asthma made it difficult for her to breathe on the attempt to swim from Cuba to Key West, Fla., that she began Sunday. But by early Tuesday, trembling in the water, … Diana Nyad's Cuba-to-US swim has lessons for us all They Are Not Us US swimmer ends Cuba-to-Florida bid |
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 Telegraph.co.uk |
Chris Christie: "I Weigh Too Much Because I Eat Too Much"
Gothamist Yesterday, NJ Governor Chris Christie suffered a severe asthma attack and was hospitalized for a few hours. The rumored 2012 presidential candidate—or VP candidate—admitted his weight causes problems, "I think the weight exacerbates everything. … Christie one of many in NJ to be hospitalized for asthma in hot, humid weather NJ governor says he's feeling 'fabulous' Chris Christie's health scare was an asthma attack |
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How Much Poison is OK for Our Kids?
Huffington Post (blog) It lowers their IQ and is linked to childhood asthma, cancer and autism. 410000 infants are born every year in America having been exposed to unsafe levels of mercury while in the womb. Mercury reduces a child's ability to become a productive member of … |
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