Asthma overdiagnosis in children must be tackled, experts warn – The Guardian


The Guardian

Asthma overdiagnosis in children must be tackled, experts warn
The Guardian
In a leading article published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Professor Andrew Bush and Dr Louise Fleming of Imperial College, London, argue that overdiagnosis of asthma is exposing patients to the potentially harmful side effects of
Asthma inhalers handed out like fashion accessories, doctors warnTelegraph.co.uk
Are doctors overdiagnosing asthma?STAT
Is asthma being TRIVIALISED? Inhalers handed out like 'fashion accessories'Express.co.uk
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Emergency Medicine: Gender must play a role in treating asthma – Columbus Dispatch


Columbus Dispatch

Emergency Medicine: Gender must play a role in treating asthma
Columbus Dispatch
There was no doubt that Carrie, who is obese and a smoker, was experiencing a shortness of breath, and that she had some scattered wheezing in her lungs consistent with an asthma attack. But her oxygen level was normal and she was able to speak in full …

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Asthma patients must watch out – Times of India


Hindustan Times

Asthma patients must watch out
Times of India
Mumbai: The slight nip in the air has led to an increase in the number of patients, both young and old, visiting the doctor's clinic. Patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have to be extra careful, especially with the
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Pollution in Delhi during Diwali: The harmful pollutants and their result on India Today
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Wake up call on asthma in children: New data must drive well-coordinated action! – OpEdNews


Pakistan Christian Post

Wake up call on asthma in children: New data must drive well-coordinated action!
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If we listen to asthma experts and look at evidence, one reality becomes starkly clear: we have neglected asthma in children for far too long! "I think we have 'gone to sleep a bit' on asthma in resource-limited settings. The International Union
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Wake up call on asthma in children: New data must drive well-coordinated action! – TheHealthSite

Wake up call on asthma in children: New data must drive well-coordinated action!
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If we listen to asthma experts and look at evidence, one reality becomes starkly clear: we have neglected asthma in children for far too long! 'I think we have 'gone to sleep a bit' on asthma in resource-limited settings. The International Union

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Unsafe asthma prescribing ‘must end’ – BBC News


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Unsafe asthma prescribing 'must end'
BBC News
Tens of thousands of people with asthma in the UK are not getting the right medicines to keep their condition safely under control, according to an audit. The charity Asthma UK, which analysed nearly 100,000 patient records to reach this estimate, says
Thousands of asthma-sufferers at risk of potentially life-threatening attacks Mirror.co.uk
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It’s unfair asthma patients must pay for prescriptions: Good Health viewpoint … – Daily Mail


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It's unfair asthma patients must pay for prescriptions: Good Health viewpoint
Daily Mail
Feeling like an elephant is sitting on your chest, gasping for breath, struggling to talk – this is what a terrifying asthma attack is like. Most of the 5.4 million people with asthma in Britain can avoid this ordeal, reducing chances of

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Yasmina Mohan: Must leverage political awareness to help children – San Jose Mercury News

Yasmina Mohan: Must leverage political awareness to help children
San Jose Mercury News
Even with these basic elements, children cannot fully reap the benefits of classroom learning when they are simultaneously being exposed to numerous toxic chemicals that, among many other health conditions, cause and exacerbate asthma. Asthma is a big

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