Study can aid in developing patient-centered interventions for seniors with asthma – News-Medical.net


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Study can aid in developing patient-centered interventions for seniors with asthma
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Although often considered a childhood health problem, asthma – a chronic inflammatory disease that causes recurrent cough, wheezing and chest tightness or shortness of breath – can cause serious illness for people age 60 and older, and little is known …

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Seniors with asthma do worse if obese – The Salinas Californian


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Seniors with asthma do worse if obese
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www.aafa.org/, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has more about older adults and asthma. Older adults who have asthma are at increased risk for poorly controlled asthma if they are obese, a new study says. Researchers looked at 104 patients
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Seniors With Asthma Do Worse If Obese – Health.com


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Seniors With Asthma Do Worse If Obese
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TUESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) — Older adults who have asthma are at increased risk for poorly controlled asthma if they are obese, a new study says. Researchers looked at 104 patients and found that those aged 65 and older who were obese were five
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Seniors With Asthma Do Worse If Obese – U.S. News & World Report

Seniors With Asthma Do Worse If Obese
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TUESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) — Older adults who have asthma are at increased risk for poorly controlled asthma if they are obese, a new study says. Researchers looked at 104 patients and found that those aged 65 and older who were obese were five
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Seniors With Asthma Do Worse If Obese – MSN Health & Fitness

Seniors With Asthma Do Worse If Obese
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TUESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) — Older adults who have asthma are at increased risk for poorly controlled asthma if they are obese, a new study says. Researchers looked at 104 patients and found that those aged 65 and older who were obese were five
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Seniors undertreated for asthma, and many skip inhalers – WFMJ

Seniors undertreated for asthma, and many skip inhalers
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More >> 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
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