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Wearable System Helps Predict Asthma Attacks
HospiMedica (registration) “Right now, people with asthma are asked to use a peak flow meter to measure lung function on a day-to-day basis. That information is used to inform the dosage of prescription drugs used in their inhalers,” said lead author James Dieffenderfer, a PhD … |
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Camp WonderKids Offers Fun with Education for Kids with Asthma
SurfKY News (registration) (blog) During the weeklong camp, Siddon said they have educational sessions like teaching the campers about their bodies, teaching them how asthma affects their bodies, how to monitor their asthma and how to communicate with adults about their asthma. |
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Health, environmental tracker could head off asthma attacks without drugs
FierceMedicalDevices (press release) (registration) Currently, asthma treatment involves avoiding irritants and taking medication to relieve symptoms. Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a wearable system that more concretely monitors potential environmental irritants and could … New Wearable Device Could Predict, Prevent Asthma Attacks Wearable system, new devices aim to predict, prevent asthma attacks NC State Scientists Develop Wearable System To Predict, Prevent Asthma Attacks |
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Video visits show promise as way to cut allergy, asthma costs to employers
Employee Benefit News (registration) Many Americans think of allergies and asthma as chronic, yet only mildly harmful conditions. And, for some of the 7% of Americans that have asthma and 50 million Americans who experience seasonal allergies, that is true. But despite the advancements in … Parents need to enlist pediatrician in fight against allergies |
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Sporadic Steroids May Lessen Asthma Exacerbations For Peds
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) HealthDay News — There is strong evidence to support intermittent inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for prevention of wheeze exacerbations in preschool children with intermittent asthma or viral-triggered wheezing, according to a review published online … |
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