Asthma: Overdiagnosis in children sees inhalers dished out like ‘fashion accessories,’ claim health experts – The Independent


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Asthma: Overdiagnosis in children sees inhalers dished out like 'fashion accessories,' claim health experts
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Inhalers are being dished out like “fashion accessories” according to health experts who warn that medics are over-diagnosing asthma in children. Two leading respiratory doctors said diagnosis of the breathing condition has been “trivialised” and that …

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ALK’s Grazax in five-year landmark asthma prevention trial in children sees … – The Pharma Letter (registration)

ALK's Grazax in five-year landmark asthma prevention trial in children sees
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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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EPA admin sees Boston as model for asthma prevention – Nashoba Publishing

EPA admin sees Boston as model for asthma prevention
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STATE HOUSE — Buoyed by fresh data that indicates its success, officials involved in a Boston program attacking asthma triggers in the home are hoping it will spread elsewhere, and have found common cause with Environmental Protection Agency …
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EPA official sees Boston as model for asthma prevention – The Sun

EPA official sees Boston as model for asthma prevention
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BOSTON — Buoyed by fresh data that indicates its success, officials involved in a Boston program identifying asthma triggers in the home hope it will spread elsewhere, and have found common cause with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina …
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Sandy victims and cleanup workers plagued by cough as are hospital sees … – Daily Mail


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Sandy victims and cleanup workers plagued by cough as are hospital sees
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Exposure to mold can trigger allergic reactions and asthma symptoms. With or without allergies, people exposed to airborne mold particles typically experience irritation of the eyes, skin, nose, throat and lungs, said Deb Brown, president and CEO of

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Sandy victims and clean-up workers plagued by cough as local hospital sees … – Daily Mail


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Sandy victims and clean-up workers plagued by cough as local hospital sees
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Exposure to mold can trigger allergic reactions and asthma symptoms. With or without allergies, people exposed to airborne mold particles typically experience irritation of the eyes, skin, nose, throat and lungs, said Deb Brown, president and CEO of

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