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Asthma Often Elicits Unneeded Antibiotics for Kids
Fox News One out of six kids with asthma receives an antibiotic they don't need, according to new study findings. The researchers found that doctors prescribe roughly 1 million unnecessary antibiotics to US kids with asthma each year, potentially encouraging … |
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Taking control of asthma
Mayo News Take a minute and think of what comes to mind when you hear the word 'asthma'. For this writer, it awakens memories of a lifetime of wheezing, some hospital stays and many frightening encounters cured by a nebuliser. For the most part though it's a … |
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Gamut News (press release) National asthma education program will build four houses with asthma-healthy features in partnership with families affected by the disease, raise awareness about how a home may contain triggers that can cause asthma symptoms and may lead to flare-ups. … |
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With asthma more prevalent, study calls for better patient education
American Medical News Educating patients with asthma about how to manage the chronic respiratory condition and avoid exposure to irritants could improve the health of this growing group of Americans, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Health Experts Say Food, Environment Can Affect Asthma Sufferers |
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Too Many Kids Getting Antibiotics for Asthma
U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) — Although guidelines don't recommend antibiotics for asthma, almost 1 million children with the respiratory condition are prescribed the medications each year in the United States, a new study finds … Antibiotics May Slightly Increase Risk for Childhood Asthma Kids with asthma given unnecessary antibiotics Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Common in Asthma |
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Mom wants answers from Mansfield school after son, 9, dies
Mansfield News Journal Keshan Brown died last week and his family is questioning how the school handled his asthma attack. / Submitted photo MANSFIELD — A mother has raised questions about how Newman Elementary School handled her son's asthma attack, and asks if it had been … |
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Ash-cloud alert for lung patients
BBC News Medical experts are advising people with lung conditions, such as asthma, to be prepared for the ash cloud that is expected to reach the UK on Tuesday. The British Lung Foundation is advising those who … Ash cloud 'may affect asthmatics' HIGH ALERT FOR ASTHMA SUFFERERS Asthma patients put on alert over ash cloud |
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Seeking to Prevent Asthma, Scientists Ponder “Good” and “Bad” Bacteria
UCSF News Services To identify asthma risks, scientists are focusing their DNA sequencers not just on the genes of stricken individuals, but also on genes than aren't even human. They're looking for life forms we can't even see. … |
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Comment On Iceland's Ash Cloud Impacting People With Asthma, UK
Medical News Today (press release) The huge cloud of smoke and ash caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland could cause problems for people with asthma in the UK and across northern Europe. Information received from the Met Office indicates the scale of the problem will not be as … Ash-cloud alert for lung patients Iceland Volcano Ash May Reach UK This Week Grimsvotn volcano eruption: Some key facts |
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EU project to develop tool to fight asthma and pulmonary disease
Cordis News Researchers and industry experts in Europe have joined forces to deliver an innovative tool targeting the well-being of sufferers of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The project, called AIRPROM, kicked off in early 2011 and will … |
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