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Asthma Attacks Can Be Reduced When Exposure to Triggers is Controlled
San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Home Air Check™ can help improve indoor air environments by identifying chemical pollutants that can trigger asthma attacks Mt. Pleasant, MI (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 Home Air Check™, the leading indoor air quality testing solution for measuring hundreds … |
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Higher insurance copays linked to reduced use of asthma medications in children
ModernMedicine Increasing out-of-pocket prescription costs may be responsible for reductions in asthma medication use among children and more frequent asthma-related hospitalizations. To determine how prescription copays for asthma among privately insured families … |
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Drug cost-sharing results in reduced use of necessary medications in children …
Pediatric SuperSite Health insurers' cost-sharing policies may be to blame for a dip in necessary medication use among families that have a child with asthma, according to a recent study. Pinar Karaca-Mandic, PhD, and colleagues of the Division of Health Policy and … Are Parents Price-Sensitive About Their Children's Medication? Gasping for dollars: Insurance companies take your breath away Study: Higher insurance co-pays may have serious unintended consequences for … |
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Clipboard: Children's asthma program improved health, reduced costs
Boston.com (blog) By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff By addressing the triggers of childhood asthma in families' homes and coaching parents and children about how to use asthma medications, Children's Hospital Boston has significantly reduced emergency room visits and … Home visits for asthma patients cut hospitalizations Children's Hospital reports progress on asthma |
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Asthma inhaler cost reduced by 40%
Pulse A manufacturer has announced a large reduction in the cost of its low-dose dry-powder asthma inhaler. GlaxoSmithKline is cutting the price of its Seretide Accuhaler 100 to £18 for a 30 day course, a reduction of 42% from 1 … |
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Childhood Asthma Compliance Rates Not Linked To Reduced Hospital Readmission Rates
Medical News Today A study published in the October 5 issue of JAMA shows that emergency department visits or asthma-related readmission rates have not been decreased despite children's hospitals high-compliance or improvements of asthma care quality measures complying … Improved quality of asthma care has not reduced readmission rates to hospitals, ED |
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Asthma Risk May Be Reduced By Banana Consumption
ThirdAge Children who eat one banana a day are less likely to develop asthma and asthmatic symptoms, a new British study reports. Researchers at the Imperial College of London collected dietary information from 2640 children ages 5-10 and tracked the children … |
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Reduced Mold Exposure Promotes Respiratory Health In Children
Dr. Cutler According to a study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, eliminating the presence of mold in the home can have a positive impact on children's respiratory health during their early development. The authors of the study stated that … Poorly controlled asthma costly Molds Linked to Asthma In Children Kids in mouldy homes at risk of asthma |
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Asthma Risk Reduced by Breastfeeding
ThirdAge Children who are never breastfed are up to 50 percent more likely to develop asthma, according to a new Dutch study that surveyed more than 5000 children. Children who are breastfed exclusively for at least four months are the least likely to develop … Breastfeeding May Prevent Asthma Breastfeeding may reduce asthma symptoms Breastfeeding prevents asthma-related symptoms |
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Can the coal dust in Newport News be reduced?
Daily Press While no correlation between the coal dust and asthma has been proven, a 2005 Peninsula Health District study shows that Newport News residents in the Southeast Community experience asthma rates more than twice the citywide and state averages. … |
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