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April 29, 2011

Ministry of Health Highlights Financial Implications of Treating Asthma Patients – TopNews New Zealand

Ministry of Health Highlights Financial Implications of Treating Asthma Patients
TopNews New Zealand
Revealing the shocking costs for the treatment of asthma, Ministry of Health has stated that it cost $1121 a day to treat a patient of asthma in hospital. According to the Asthma Foundation's President Professor Ian Town, it was one of the several ways …
Asthma can't stop All Black dreamMarlborough Express
Asthma costs us in so many waysScoop.co.nz (press release)
Everyone Breathe Launches New Asthma Education Grant Program to Raise …Business Wire (press release)

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April 29, 2011

Patients with asthma or allergies initially prescribed montelukast instead of … – pharmabiz.com

Patients with asthma or allergies initially prescribed montelukast instead of …
pharmabiz.com
Patients with asthma or allergic rhinitis (nasal allergies), initially prescribed montelukast (Singulair) instead of typical first-line therapy have low rates of persistence on montelukast and may ultimately discontinue therapy altogether, according to …

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April 27, 2011

Less than One-Third of Patients Taking Montelukast (Singulair®) Therapy for … – PR Newswire (press release)

Less than One-Third of Patients Taking Montelukast (Singulair®) Therapy for …
PR Newswire (press release)
Montelukast is FDA-approved for treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis. It works by inhibiting leukotrienes, the chemicals that cause inflammation. Montelukast is considered a second line of defense against asthma or allergic rhinitis. …

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April 27, 2011

Less than One-Third of Patients Taking Montelukast (Singulair®) Therapy for … – SYS-CON Media (press release)

Less than One-Third of Patients Taking Montelukast (Singulair®) Therapy for …
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Montelukast is FDA-approved for treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis. It works by inhibiting leukotrienes, the chemicals that cause inflammation. Montelukast is considered a second line of defense against asthma or allergic rhinitis. …

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April 27, 2011

Asthma patients double in 10 yrs – Deccan Chronicle

Deccan Chronicle

Asthma patients double in 10 yrs
Deccan Chronicle
With asthma turning into a major global health problem and its prevalence increasing rapidly, several hospitals of Chennai have come forward to organise free screening camps for the public to spread awareness on world asthma day. …

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April 22, 2011

Asthma patients recruited for vitamin D study – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Asthma patients recruited for vitamin D study
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is recruiting nonsmoking adults with asthma for a study that will help determine whether vitamin D enhances asthma treatment with inhalers by reducing inflammation. …

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April 14, 2011

Caring for patients with asthma – EMS1.com

Caring for patients with asthma
EMS1.com
And it is expiratory wheezing, hallmark of the disease we call asthma. Asthma is an ancient Greek word meaning 'noisy breathing' and is a disease of the bronchi and bronchioles that can attack on three fronts: airway constriction, …
Minority Groups Face Medical DisparitiesTopNews United States

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April 11, 2011

Huge boost for asthma patients – Aberdeen Press and Journal

Huge boost for asthma patients
Aberdeen Press and Journal
The number of asthma-related deaths and serious illnesses in the north-east is expected to drop following a donation of much-needed equipment to a local hospital. Vital new kit worth £10000, which is designed to detect the effectiveness …

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April 3, 2011

Harmonica may improve lung function in pediatric patients – Daily News & Analysis

Harmonica may improve lung function in pediatric patients
Daily News & Analysis
Playing the harmonica is a new program which is being used at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, to improve breathing in pediatric patients with asthma and pneumonia and pediatric patients who are postoperative to exercise their lungs. …

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April 2, 2011

Study Might Help Asthma Patients Breathe Easier – WCHL 1360

Study Might Help Asthma Patients Breathe Easier
WCHL 1360
The findings from a recent study at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy might help children with asthma to breathe a little easier. The study took place between 2006 and 2009 and was entitled “Provider Demonstration and Assessment of …

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