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Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog) |
OTC asthma preventers, restricted relievers proposed
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog) Experts alarmed at a possible figure of a million people with uncontrolled asthma have proposed major structural changes to the way asthma medicines are handled, including OTC preventers and restricting the OTC sale of relievers without preventers. |
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More Exposure to "Sunshine Vitamin" for Mom May Lower Asthma Risk in Kids
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) Expecting mothers should make sure they get enough vitamin D exposure during the second trimester to reduce the child's likelihood of developing asthma, according to new research by the University of Kansas published in the American Journal of Health … Getting Sunshine While Pregnant Helps Prevent Asthma in Kids Study Looks at Link Between Vitamin D in Pregnancy and Childhood Asthma |
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Effective Ways to Reduce Asthma Attacks
SurfKY News (registration) (blog) Swelling of the airways occurs when a person has asthma. This can result in wheezing, coughing and tightness in the chest. For those who cannot find relief, asthma attacks can prove deadly. Although there is no way to prevent asthma, by following a … Asthma on the rise among children: Pulmonologist 13 percent of children share a food allergy with their siblings – Richmond Daily News Allergy tests will clear doubts: experts |
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Obese Women Have Higher Asthma Prevalence
HospiMedica (registration) Obesity was associated with higher asthma prevalence rates among all age groups and racial groups, with the overall prevalence among adults at 8.8%, with 11.1% of obese adults, 7.8% of overweight adults, and 7.1% of normal-weight adults having asthma. |
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ALK's Grazax in five-year landmark asthma prevention trial in children sees …
The Pharma Letter (registration) Denmark-based allergy specialist ALK Abello (ALKB: DC) has announced disappointing top-line results from the Grazax Asthma Prevention (GAP) trial with ALK's allergy immunotherapy tablet against grass pollen allergy. The GAP trial consisted of a … |
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Adolescent Asthma May Not Be an Allergic Disease
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) Asthma for many adolescents should not be considered an allergic disease, a new study published in Respirology suggests. Data on neutrophilic inflammation is well known in adults with non-eosinophilic asthma (NEA); however, not so much is known about … |
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Overall Increase in Childhood Asthma Ceased, but Not for Poor
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) HealthDay News — From 2001 to 2009 there was an increase in childhood asthma prevalence, which plateaued and then started to decline in 2013, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in Pediatrics. Lara J. Akinbami, MD, from the U.S. Centers for … |
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Omalizumab Highly Effective in Reducing Severe Asthma Symptoms
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, from the University of Arizona in Tucson, and colleagues reviewed 24 real-life effectiveness studies of omalizumab in the treatment of severe allergic asthma. The studies included 4,117 unique patients from 32 countries … |
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Omalizumab Highly Effective for Severe Allergic Asthma
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, from the University of Arizona in Tucson, and colleagues reviewed 24 real-life effectiveness studies of omalizumab in the treatment of severe allergic asthma. The studies included 4,117 unique patients from 32 countries … |
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Asthma Tied to Increased Chronic Migraines
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) (HealthDay News) — People with asthma may be more than twice as likely to develop chronic migraines as those without asthma, according to a study published online November 19 in Headache. The research included 4 446 Americans. At the start of the … |
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