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Asthma symptoms impair sleep quality and school performance in children – Science Daily (press release)

Asthma symptoms impair sleep quality and school performance in children
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Asthma symptoms were assessed over three 30-day monitoring periods across the school year by spirometry, which measures the amount and speed of exhaled air, and with diaries maintained by children and their caregivers. Sleep quality was assessed …
Study explores links between asthma, sleep quality and academic performance …News-Medical.net
Worse asthma control linked to poor school workOnMedica

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Phase III Study: Tiotropium Effective In Symptomatic Asthma Patients – Science 2.0 – Science 2.0

Phase III Study: Tiotropium Effective In Symptomatic Asthma Patients – Science 2.0
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Tiotropium delivered by the Respimat(R) Soft Mist(TM) Inhaler (SMI) increases time to first severe exacerbation and first episode of asthma worsening across a broad spectrum of patients who remain symptomatic despite at least inhaled corticosteroids …
Phase III results: tiotropium(*) Respimat(R) effective in symptomatic asthma …Wall Street Journal (press release)
Boehringer Ingelheim Presents Phase 3 Sub-Analyses for Tiotropium Across a …PR Newswire (press release)

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Early childhood respiratory infections may explain link between analgesics and … – Science Codex

Early childhood respiratory infections may explain link between analgesics and …
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ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA ? A new study conducted by Boston researchers reports that the link between asthma and early childhood use of acetaminophen or ibuprofen may be driven by underlying respiratory infections that prompt the use of these …

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Oral Drops Can Give Kids Needle – Free Relief from Asthma , Allergies – Science Daily (press release)


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Oral Drops Can Give Kids Needle – Free Relief from Asthma , Allergies
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May 6, 2013 — Allergy shots are commonly used to treat children with severe environmental allergies and asthma, but under-the-tongue drops may offer yet another beneficial — and stick-free — option for pediatric allergy sufferers, according to a …
Oral Drops Just as Effective as Shots for Asthma, AllergiesNature World News
Oral drops provide a safe and effective alternative for allergy sufferersNews-Medical.net

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Allergy, asthma less frequent in foreign-born kids in US – Science News

Allergy, asthma less frequent in foreign-born kids in US
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Spending the first few years of life someplace other than the United States seems to protect against allergy and asthma. An analysis finds that children who were born elsewhere and moved to the U.S. are less prone to these immune ailments than U.S …
American-Born Children Are at Higher Risk of AllergiesNew York Times (blog)

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Asthma control requires affordable, accessible quality-assured essential medicines – Africa Science News Service

Asthma control requires affordable, accessible quality-assured essential medicines
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The low availability and the prohibitive cost of asthma inhalers continue to be serious challenges in low- and middle-income countries, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) says ahead of the World Asthma Day. With …

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New Understanding of Asthma Development: Transmission of Respiratory … – Science Daily (press release)

New Understanding of Asthma Development: Transmission of Respiratory …
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"Epidemiologic evidence suggests that early-life RSV infection predisposes children to recurrent wheezing and asthma," said Giovanni Piedimonte, M.D., the study's lead author and Chairman of Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital and the Pediatric Institute.
Research and Markets: EpiCast Report: Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus …Fort Mills Times

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England’s Smoking Ban Linked to Annual 5 Percent Drop in Emergency … – Science Daily (press release)


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England's Smoking Ban Linked to Annual 5 Percent Drop in Emergency …
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After taking account of seasonal temperatures, variations in population size, and long term trends in the prevalence of asthma, the figures showed that emergency admissions for the condition fell by 4.9% among adults for each of the first three years …
Smoking Ban In England Reduces ER Asthma Visits By 5%Medical Daily
Smoking ban linked to 1900 fewer A&E admissions for asthma patientsThe Guardian
Smoking ban has led to a 5% fall in emergency hospital admissions for asthmaDaily Mail
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Vocal Cord Disorder Often Mistaken for Asthma in Elite Athletes – Science Daily (press release)

Vocal Cord Disorder Often Mistaken for Asthma in Elite Athletes
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Apr. 12, 2013 — Athletes with a vocal cord disorder that restricts breathing are more likely to be misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated for exercise-induced asthma, according to research presented today at the Triological Society's 116th Annual …

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