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Controlling childhood asthma: Study shows ‘mismatch’ between doctors’ instructions, parents’ understanding – Safety+Health magazine

Controlling childhood asthma: Study shows 'mismatch' between doctors' instructions, parents' understanding
Safety+Health magazine
Boston – A Harvard Medical School study of parents whose children have asthma shows roughly half do not know which type of asthma-control medication their child is taking and how often it should be used. The researchers surveyed the parents and health …
Kids' Asthma Severity Under-Recognized & Undertreated at Routine Healthcare VisitsNewswise (press release)

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Managing Your Child’s Asthma and Preventing an Asthma Attack – NY Metro Parents


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Managing Your Child's Asthma and Preventing an Asthma Attack
NY Metro Parents
We spoke to an asthma and allergy specialist to find out how to manage and control your child's asthma, how to prevent asthma attacks, and reducing asthma triggers. Asthma is a serious health issue that plagues many children as well as adults. Atul …
Video visits show promise as way to cut allergy, asthma costs to employersEmployee Benefit News (registration)
Summer allergies intensify with high temperatures, carbon dioxide levelsBall State Daily
Parents need to enlist pediatrician in fight against allergiesNews-Medical.net

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Many Parents Ill-Informed About Kids’ Asthma Meds – WebMD


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Many Parents Ill-Informed About Kids' Asthma Meds
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TUESDAY, May 31, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Only half of parents of children with asthma fully understand the use of their youngsters' asthma medications, a new study finds. A survey of parents of 740 children with probable persistent asthma found just …
Many parents lack info about kids' asthma medsHealth24
Ensuring a safe summer camp experience for kids with allergies and asthmaExaminer.com
Many Parents Know Too Little About Their Child's Asthma MedsDoctors Lounge

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Many Parents Ill-Informed About Kids’ Asthma Meds – U.S. News & World Report


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Many Parents Ill-Informed About Kids' Asthma Meds
U.S. News & World Report
"Of course, we need to improve provider-patient communication in the medical office, especially for controller medications for children with asthma, but providers may be unaware of their patient's lack of adherence," Wu said in a journal news release.

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Most Parents Do Not Understand Their Children’s Asthma Medications, News Study Shows – Nature World News


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Most Parents Do Not Understand Their Children's Asthma Medications, News Study Shows
Nature World News
The study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, suggests that most of the times, parents do not fully understand their health care provider's instruction for the asthma medication of their children. For the study, researchers …

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Capitalizing on a teachable moment motivates parents of kids with asthma to quit smoking – Science Daily

Capitalizing on a teachable moment motivates parents of kids with asthma to quit smoking
Science Daily
Despite a reduction in overall smoking prevalence, parental smoking and pediatric SHSe remain high, particularly among minority and low income families with children with asthma. More than 40 percent of all children are exposed to SHSe, which increases …

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