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Overdiagnosis of asthma in Canadian communities
News-Medical.net Asthma is overdiagnosed in an estimated 30 percent of Canadian adult , according to a study presented at the ATS 2016 International Conference. "Careful testing revealed that 33 percent of people who had been recently diagnosed with asthma in the … |
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The Guardian Charlottetown |
ASTHMA:Claim of over-diagnosis can be wrong approach
The Guardian Charlottetown Our four-year-old son was diagnosed with asthma. He was constantly sick with colds, always congested in his nose and his chest; he coughs when he runs. Sometimes, he gets out of breath and has to stop running. His doctor gave him two puffers which he … |
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The Guardian Charlottetown |
Asthma: Claim of over-diagnosis can be wrong approach
The Guardian Charlottetown Our four-year-old son was diagnosed with asthma. He was constantly sick with colds, always congested in his nose and his chest; he coughs when he runs. Sometimes, he gets out of breath and has to stop running. His doctor gave him two puffers which he … |
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CBC.ca |
Asthma diagnosis 'trivialized,' fuels overdiagnosis, doctors say
CBC.ca His research involving roughly 500 adults, published in 2010, suggests asthma is overdiagnosed in about a third of Canadian adults and he's updating the findings. A recent Dutch study on more than 600 children diagnosed as having asthma found nearly 54 … |
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The Independent |
Asthma: Overdiagnosis in children sees inhalers dished out like 'fashion accessories,' claim health experts
The Independent Inhalers are being dished out like “fashion accessories” according to health experts who warn that medics are over-diagnosing asthma in children. Two leading respiratory doctors said diagnosis of the breathing condition has been “trivialised” and that … |
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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 warn Are doctors overdiagnosing asthma? Is asthma being TRIVIALISED? Inhalers handed out like 'fashion accessories' |
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