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Lung Disease News |
Bedfont Scientific Recognizes World Asthma Day, Manufactures NObreath FeNO Test
Lung Disease News United Kingdom-based Bedfont Scientific, which is celebrating four decades in business this year, is recognizing World Asthma Day on May. The company manufactures NObreath FeNO Test, a fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) breath analysis monitoring … |
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Scientific American |
Asthma Rate Stops Climbing in Some U.S. Kids after Rising for Decades
Scientific American Overall, asthma prevalence among kids under 18 had been rising for decades, until it peaked at 9.7% in 2009. Then it held steady until 2013, when it dropped to 8.3% from 9.3% the previous year, researchers reported online December 28 in the journal … Asthma rate stops climbing in some US kids Childhood Asthma Rates Calm Down: Study Asthma Rate Stops Climbing in Some U.S. Children |
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Scientific American |
Asthma Rate Stops Climbing in Some US Kids after Rising for Decades
Scientific American Overall, asthma prevalence among kids under 18 had been rising for decades, until it peaked at 9.7% in 2009. Then it held steady until 2013, when it dropped to 8.3% from 9.3% the previous year, researchers reported online December 28 in the journal … Asthma rate stops climbing in some US kids Childhood Asthma Rates Calm Down: Study The asthma epidemic levels off for most, not for poor children or kids in the … |
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Boston Scientific faces reimbursement hurdles for lung-searing asthma …
FierceMedicalDevices (press release) (registration) Boston Scientific ($BSX) had high hopes for its electrode-tipped catheter treatment for asthma after snatching up the system in 2010 through its $193.5 million purchase of Asthmatx. But the company is hitting a wall with the product as insurers … |
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Boston Scientific Bronchial Thermoplasty Treatment Recognized By American …
PR Newswire (press release) "Allergists see a wide range of adult asthma patients – some of whom suffer from asthma that can not be controlled with available therapeutic regimens," said allergist James Sublett, MD, ACAAI president. "The scientific literature supports bronchial … |
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Climate Change May Speed Asthma Spread
Scientific American About two years ago, Simpson began bringing Devine, who is now in fifth grade, to the Breathmobile, a mobile 33-foot recreational vehicle that is outfitted as an asthma clinic. Operated by West Oakland, Calif., nonprofit the Prescott-Joseph Center with … |
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Scientific American |
Beliefs Can Trigger Asthma Attacks
Scientific American Asthma attacks can be scary and painful—yet some of them may be avoidable if asthma sufferers can alter their expectations. Evidence is mounting that believing an odor or activity will trigger an asthma attack is sometimes all it takes to induce real … |
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Could Using Air Fresheners During Pregnancy Boost Childhood Asthma Risk?
Scientific American Children of women who were exposed to higher levels of phthalate during pregnancy (in some cases a dozen times higher) were some 70 percent likelier to develop asthma by age 11 compared with the offspring of mom's with lower exposure. But with both … |
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Telegraph.co.uk |
Could Air Fresheners During Pregnancy Boost Childhood Asthma Risk?
Scientific American Children of women who were exposed to higher levels of phthalate during pregnancy (in some cases a dozen times higher) were some 70 percent likelier to develop asthma by age 11 compared with the offspring of mom's with lower exposure. But with both … Phthalates heighten risk for childhood asthma Asthma risk from exposure to chemicals in the womb Some household plastics could increase risk of childhood asthma, study finds |
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Opposing Views |
Asthma Drugs Suppress Child Growth, Scientific Review Says
Opposing Views About 235 million people worldwide are diagnosed with asthma, according to the World Health Organization. Corticosteroid inhalers are considered the first-line treatment for adults and children with persistent asthma. They are responsible for the … |
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