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More insurers covering first non-drug treatment for severe asthma
fox4kc.com OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The first non-drug treatment for severe asthma has been available for five years, but it's only recently that patients have started having success in getting insurers to cover the procedure that costs more than $20,000. Michelle … |
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Memorial Hermann offers non-drug treatment for asthma
Your Houston News Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center now offers bronchial thermoplasty, a novel treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for asthma. Asthma patients who received bronchial thermoplasty during clinical trials demonstrated … |
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First non-drug treatment for asthma tested
fox4kc.com The first treatment for asthma that's not a drug is being tested in Kansas City. It's a treatment already used for another common problem. Denny Niebaum has sleep apnea — lapses in breathing at night when his airway collapses as he breathes in. Denny … |
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Non-drug procedure helps severe asthma patients breathe easier
ABC Action News That, the doctor says, will decrease the constriction that happens during an asthma attack and help people breath easier. “It's not a cure for asthma but it does improve the quality of life. To improve the symptoms – to get people back to their lives … |
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Northwestern Memorial Offers First Non-drug, FDA Approved Therapy for Severe …
NBC Chicago Nearly 24 million people in this country suffer from asthma. For most of them, avoiding allergens and taking medications help keep their asthma under control. But for a small group with severe persistent asthma, frequent hospital visits tend to be the … |
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New non-drug treatment for asthma
6abc.com PHILADELPHIA – June 13, 2012 (WPVI) — The first FDA-approved, non drug treatment for asthma is now being offered in our area. Asthma has always been part of Cris Pulliam's life, making some activities impossible. "I can't do the things I want to do, … |
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NICE to consider first non-drug treatment for asthma
OnMedica A new treatment that heats the airways in the lungs could help reduce the symptoms of severe asthma, if further research supports its long term safety and efficacy, says draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence … |
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NICE considers non-drug asthma treatment
Netdoctor The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) says that a new non-drug treatment could help reduce the symptoms of severe asthma. The therapy, called bronchial thermoplasty, heats the airways in the lungs so that part of the muscle … |
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Pioneering Non-Drug Asthma Treatment Begins In UK
Medical News Today Hospitals in Manchester and Glasgow in the UK have started treating asthma patients with a pioneering new non-drug treatment for asthma that uses radio waves to burn away muscle tissue blocking the airways in the lungs. Patients with asthma typically … New radio wave surgery heals asthma patients Pioneering asthma treatment in UK Muscle thermoplasty breakthrough for severe asthma |
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Bronchial Thermoplasty Non-Drug Treatment For Severe Asthma
Examiner.com The Boston Scientific Corporation has released that its acquiring subsidiary Asthmatx, Inc., introduced two year findings from the Asthma Intervention … |
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