Awareness and education activities planned for World Asthma Day – Imperial Valley Press

Awareness and education activities planned for World Asthma Day
Imperial Valley Press
Events oriented around the theme “You Can Control Your Asthma” will take place in dozens of countries around the world Tuesday, recognized globally as “World Asthma Day.” Asthma experts are calling for increased efforts at asthma diagnosis, education, …

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Study shows asthma-related Twitter posts can predict rise in hospital visits – EurekAlert (press release)

Study shows asthma-related Twitter posts can predict rise in hospital visits
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For the study, "The Twitter Asthma Pulse: Using Real-Time Twitter Data to Prospectively Predict Asthma Emergency Department Visits or Hospital Admissions in a Population," researchers collected tweets posted between October 2013 and June 2014 and …

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Dexamethasone for asthma in the ER: Better compliance, nearly equal effectiveness American College of Emergency … – EurekAlert (press release)


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Dexamethasone for asthma in the ER: Better compliance, nearly equal effectiveness American College of Emergency
EurekAlert (press release)
WASHINGTON –Adults with asthma who were treated with one-dose dexamethasone in the emergency department had only slightly higher relapse than patients who were treated with a 5-day course of prednisone. "Enhanced compliance and convenience …

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Yoga may have health benefits for people with asthma – EurekAlert (press release)


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Yoga may have health benefits for people with asthma
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A new Cochrane Review, published in the Cochrane Library today, suggests that yoga may have a beneficial effect on symptoms and quality of life in people with asthma, but effects on lung function and medication use are uncertain. Asthma is a common …
Can yoga really help to fight asthma?Mirror.co.uk

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Allergy & Asthma Network to Advocate for Patients, Access to Care Innovations at Annual Capitol Hill Day on May 12 – PR Newswire (press release)

Allergy & Asthma Network to Advocate for Patients, Access to Care Innovations at Annual Capitol Hill Day on May 12
PR Newswire (press release)
VIENNA, Va., April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Allergy & Asthma Network will head to Capitol Hill on Thursday, May 12 to advocate for patients and urge Congress to take action on key legislative issues including telehealth services and school …
AAFA's asthma & allergy friendly(TM) Certification Program Celebrates 10 Successful YearsMarketwired (press release)

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AAFA’s asthma & allergy friendly(TM) Certification Program Celebrates 10 Successful Years – Marketwired (press release)

AAFA's asthma & allergy friendly(TM) Certification Program Celebrates 10 Successful Years
Marketwired (press release)
LANDOVER, MD–(Marketwired – April 25, 2016) – This spring allergy season marks the 10th anniversary of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's (AAFA) asthma & allergy friendly™ Certification Program. The 60 million Americans with asthma and …

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This new 5-step plan aims to save more asthma patients’ lives – The Press, York


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This new 5-step plan aims to save more asthma patients' lives
The Press, York
A YORK Hospital consultant has played a key role in drawing up a national action plan to save asthma patients' lives. John White, a consultant respiratory physician at York NHS Foundation Trust, has helped the British Thoracic Society and Asthma UK

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Doctor On Demand, Allergy & Asthma Network Team Up To Make Treating Asthma and Allergies Easier for Millions – PR Newswire (press release)


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Doctor On Demand, Allergy & Asthma Network Team Up To Make Treating Asthma and Allergies Easier for Millions
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today Doctor On Demand, the leading U.S. video medicine provider, announced a new partnership with Allergy & Asthma Network to improve allergy and asthma care for its members. Doctor …
Northwestern Medicine develops new technology to treat allergies, asthmaDaily Northwestern
Spring Asthma & Allergy TipsKMBC Kansas City
5 tips to breathe easy this springQuad-Cities Online
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Dignity Health Improves Asthma Outcomes with Use of Digital Health Technology – Business Wire (press release)

Dignity Health Improves Asthma Outcomes with Use of Digital Health Technology
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SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dignity Health, one of the nation's largest health care systems, announced results from a randomized controlled study which demonstrated that the use of digital health technology improved asthma control. The study …

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