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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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NDTV |
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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Employee Benefit News (registration) |
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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FierceMedicalDevices (press release) (registration) |
Propeller partners with managed care provider for pilot trial of asthma smart inhalers
FierceMedicalDevices (press release) (registration) Under the deal, Propeller and Molina will start a pilot trial focused on improving medication adherence, reducing symptoms and improving control for asthma patients. The healthcare system will use Propeller's platform to identify patients who are most … |
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Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog) |
Late cold weather means asthma risk
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog) National Asthma Council Australia Director and pharmacist, Stephen Hughes, says that the delayed arrival of colder weather across Australia will hit unprepared families with asthma hard. “Our long stretch of warm temperatures into autumn is likely to … |
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Researchers Find Urine Metabolomics May Act as Asthma Identifier
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) HealthDay News — Increased urine metabolomic lipid metabolites are associated with clinical parameters in non-obese asthma patients, according to a study published online May 18 in Allergy. Claudia Chaves Loureiro, MD, PhD, from the Centro Hospitalar … |
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Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog) |
Asthma: a breathtaking impact on life
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog) Woolcock Institute inhaler specialist (and pharmacist) Associate Professor Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich says, “It is astonishing that despite the high level of asthma awareness in the community, so many people are compromising their well-being through … |
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The Northern Echo (registration) |
Do you know what to do in the event of an asthma attack? Most people in the North-East don't.
The Northern Echo (registration) THE MAJORITY of people in the region wouldn't know what to do if someone had an asthma attack. Almost three-quarters of those in the North-East and North Yorkshire would not know how to help someone struggling to breathe, according to data from … |
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