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Seniors Undertreated for Asthma, and Many Skip Inhalers: Study
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TUESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) — Asthma often is misdiagnosed and undertreated in older people, with only 53 percent of those with asthma using prescribed inhalers, a small new study suggests. The study included 77 people, including people both with
Health Risks Greater for Asthmatic Baby Boomers over Age 60HealthNewsDigest.com
Asthma Increases to Record Levels, Deaths Among Baby Boomers HighestEveryday Health
World Asthma Day: Asthma Breathless Wheezing LifeKashmir Observer

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Staff Report of the Week: May is Asthma Awareness Month in Stanislaus County – PublicCEO.com

Staff Report of the Week: May is Asthma Awareness Month in Stanislaus County
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The Modesto City Council will name May Asthma Awareness Month in their next meeting on May 1 st . Stanislaus Counties' Asthma Coalition mission is, “to create an Asthma-friendly community by promoting awareness, education, management and prevention”.

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Some Schools Don’t Let Kids Carry Asthma Inhalers – U.S. News & World Report

Some Schools Don't Let Kids Carry Asthma Inhalers
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By Serena Gordon FRIDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) — Although all 50 states have laws that allow children with asthma to carry inhalers at school and 48 states have laws that let youngsters carry epinephrine pens for serious allergies,
Timperley nurse writes book about asthmaMessenger Newspapers

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Air Quality Improving in Many US Cities: Report – MSN Health & Fitness


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Air Quality Improving in Many US Cities: Report
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These people are at greater risk for wheezing and coughing, asthma attacks, heart attacks, and premature death, the report noted. Infants, children, seniors and anyone with lung diseases, heart disease or diabetes are most vulnerable to the harmful
Report on Tulsa air quality has some good, bad newsKRMG
Looking for fresh air? Santa Cruz County is the place, American Lung Monterey County Herald
Report shows dirty air at dangerous levels in Twin CitiesMinneapolis Star Tribune
Pasadena Star-News –Albany Times Union –ReadMedia (press release)
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New drug can prevent exacerbations of asthma due to common cold: Trial report – News-Medical.net

New drug can prevent exacerbations of asthma due to common cold: Trial report
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By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD For the tens of thousands of asthma sufferers in the UK there is a “breakthrough” drug that reduces complications caused by the common cold, it is claimed. Severe symptoms due to cold infections are one of the chief reasons why
Synairgen's 'breakthrough' asthma drug shines in Phase II trialPharma Times
Earlier trial with an unlicensed drug shows good relief in Asthma complicationsHealth(Y) Destination
Scientists Hail Asthma Drug That 'Prevents Life-Threatening Symptoms'Huffington Post UK

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Mental Illness Tied to Higher Rates of Physical Problems: Report – MSN Health & Fitness

Mental Illness Tied to Higher Rates of Physical Problems: Report
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The report said adults aged 18 and older who had any type of mental illness in the past year had higher rates of high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. For instance, about 22 percent of adults with any type of mental illness
Mental, Physical Health Go Hand in HandMedPage Today

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Alternative Therapies Aren’t Used as Substitutes for Asthma Meds: Study – U.S. News & World Report

Alternative Therapies Aren't Used as Substitutes for Asthma Meds: Study
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By Serena Gordon FRIDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) — Almost one in five parents has turned to an alternative or complementary medicine or treatment for their child's asthma, but new research has found that parents are not abandoning traditional

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GSK, Theravance Report Mixed-Bag of Data for Relovair in COPD, Asthma – Genetic Engineering News

GSK, Theravance Report Mixed-Bag of Data for Relovair in COPD, Asthma
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Theravance are reporting mostly positive results from two studies for Relovair in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. Relovair met its primary endpoint in one of two replicate studies in COPD comparing it
GSK and Theravance Announce Completion of the Relovair(TM)* Registrational MarketWatch (press release)
GSK lung drug has mixed results but filing on trackReuters
GSK's Relovair on track for COPD drug filing; talks on asthma in US ongoingMedCity News
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