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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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Asthma often elicits unneeded antibiotics for kids
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – 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 … Too Many Kids Getting Antibiotics for Asthma Antibiotics May Slightly Increase Risk for Childhood Asthma Antibiotics overused in children with asthma |
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Sinusitis Often Incorrectly Identified as Allergies
ThirdAge A recent survey of more than 600 asthma and allergy patients conducted online by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America found that about half the individuals had self-diagnosed themselves incorrectly, identifying their symptoms as allergies when … Allergies or Chronic Sinusitis? Most Get It Wrong and Don't Get Treated Allergy symptoms can be confused with chronic sinusitis Tis the Season for Sneezing – Still |
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Kids With Asthma Often Prescribed Unnecessary Antibiotics
MyHealthNewsDaily Antibiotics are not a proven treatment for asthma, yet the drugs are frequently prescribed to child asthma sufferers, according to a new study. The results show 1 in 6 US children (15.6 percent) who went to visit their primary care physician or the … |
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Providers often prescribe antibiotics during asthma-related ambulatory care visits
Pediatric SuperSite Sixteen percent of asthma-related office and emergency department visits from 1998 to 2007 resulted in the prescription of an antibiotic, despite the fact that these visits did not have an ICD-9 code that would justify the use of an antibiotic, … |
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Dr. Jeff Hersh: GERD and asthma often go hand in hand
Wicked Local Provincetown Q: I have both acid reflux and asthma, and for me they seem to go hand in hand. Is there a connection between these two diseases? A: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is when stomach acids flow back up through the lower … |
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Dr. Jeff Hersh: GERD and asthma often go hand in hand
Wicked Local Mendon Q: I have both acid reflux and asthma, and for me they seem to go hand in hand. Is there a connection between these two diseases? A: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is when stomach acids flow back up through the lower … |
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Dr. Jeff Hersh: GERD and asthma often go hand in hand
Littleton Independent Q: I have both acid reflux and asthma, and for me they seem to go hand in hand. Is there a connection between these two diseases? A: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is when stomach acids flow back up through the lower … |
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Dr. Jeff Hersh: GERD and asthma often go hand in hand
Wicked Local West Roxbury Q: I have both acid reflux and asthma, and for me they seem to go hand in hand. Is there a connection between these two diseases? A: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is when stomach acids flow back up through the lower … |
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Dr. Jeff Hersh: GERD and asthma often go hand in hand
Wicked Local Plymouth Q: I have both acid reflux and asthma, and for me they seem to go hand in hand. Is there a connection between these two diseases? A: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is when stomach acids flow back up through the lower … |
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