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Severe Asthma: Clinical Conundrum
Pharmacy Times Severe asthma—a heterogeneous disease that requires treatment with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids—affects 5% to 10% of asthma patients. The condition is costly to treat, consuming more than its share of health care resources. A comprehensive … |
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Traffic Pollution Associated with Increased Asthma Severity in Pregnant Women
Pharmacy Times Increased levels of nitrogen dioxide and elemental carbon released in the atmosphere as a result of traffic pollution were found to adversely affect asthma severity in pregnant women, according to a new study presented at the 2013 American Thoracic … Asthma Impacts Kids' Sleep, Grades |
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Asthma Hurts Kids' Sleep Quality, Academic Performance
Pharmacy Times The children's asthma symptoms were assessed over 3 30-day periods during the school year using spirometry, which measures the amount of air exhaled in 1 second (FEV1), as well as diaries maintained by children and their caregivers. Asthma control was … Wheezy asthma sufferers get bad grades, doctors say Minority Children In Cities Are Failing At School In Part Because Of Asthma Breathe easy |
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US-Born Children Have More Asthma, Allergies Than Immigrant Peers
Pharmacy Times Children born outside the United States had significantly lower odds of having asthma, eczema, hay fever, and food allergies than those born in the country. Slightly more than 20% of foreign-born children had any type of allergic disease compared with … |
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Examining the Risk of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Asthma
Pharmacy Times Patients with asthma have recently been reported to have a considerably greater risk of pulmonary embolism (PE), a complication that may be underdiagnosed since the classic warning symptom of dyspnea is also perceived as a sign of asthma. Increasing … |
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Asthma Drug Successfully Treats Severe Hives and Itch – Pharmacy Times
Pharmacy Times The authors of the study evaluated the efficacy of the asthma drug omalizumab in treating chronic idiopathic urticaria in patients whose symptoms remained after antihistamine therapy. The researchers randomly assigned 323 patients to receive 3 … |
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Asthma Drug Successfully Treats Severe Hives and Itch
Pharmacy Times The authors of the study evaluated the efficacy of the asthma drug omalizumab in treating chronic idiopathic urticaria in patients whose symptoms remained after antihistamine therapy. The researchers randomly assigned 323 patients to receive 3 … |
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Counseling for Asthma
Pharmacy Times Within the United States, 25 million people suffer from asthma, including 7 million children. Asthma' s hallmark symptoms are coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Most asthma patients have allergies and more than 80% with … |
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Living with Asthma
Pharmacy Times Asthma is a disease affecting your lungs. Asthma causes wheezing, short- ness of breath, chest pain, and coughing. In many instances, these symptoms appear mostly at night or early morning. Some people with asthma have these symptoms daily. People … Asthma test helps doctor tailor treatment |
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Education Before Medications: Asthma and Allergy
Pharmacy Times Patients suffering from chronic disease states such as asthma can benefit from suggested brown bag sessions and medication therapy management (MTM). A pharmacist's involvement may aid with a patient's understanding of therapy and help increase … |
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