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Regular medication can ease severe asthma attacks
Wonder Woman "Our findings demonstrated a relationship between medication adherence and asthma events in a manner that accounts for the changing patterns of inhaler use over time," says study co-author Keoki Williams, an Internal Medicine physician and associate … |
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St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Offers Bronchial Thermoplasty Treating Severe …
MarketWatch (press release) Affecting almost 25 million Americans, asthma is one of the top five chronic diseases globally, along with heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. Patients treated with this minimally invasive, outpatient procedure have shown a decrease in severe … |
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Sticking tightly to asthma regimen key to cutting severe attack risk
Nursing Times A quarter of all severe asthma attacks may be prevented if patients stuck to their medication regime as prescribed, according to a US study. Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that the risk of a severe asthma attack was only … |
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1 in 4 severe asthma attacks can be cured with proper medication
BioScholar News Adhering to medication as per prescription can prevent one-quarter of severe asthma attacks, a new study has suggested. Moreover, an asthma attack was only significantly reduced when patients used at least 75 percent of their prescribed dose, … Science Says Take Your Asthma Medication Asthma Attacks Prevented With Consistent Medication Use, Research Finds Follow Directions to Control Asthma Symptoms |
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Improved medication use could reduce severe asthma attacks
Science Codex DETROIT – Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have found that one-quarter of severe asthma attacks could be prevented if only patients consistently took their medication as prescribed. Moreover, an asthma attack was only significantly reduced when … |
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University Hospital First in Southeast to Offer New Treatment for Severe Asthma
The Emory Wheel Emory University Hospital has become the first hospital in the Southeast region to offer bronchial thermoplasty, a new treatment for people with severe asthma that permanently reduces the number and severity of … |
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 Healthy Living |
Risk of increased severe attacks in kids by asthma drugs, FDA report
Healthy Living Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction and bronchospasm. A study revealed one class of asthma drug can increase risk of hospitalization in … |
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Women on HRT More Prone to Severe Asthma
Medscape September 30, 2011 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can cause asthma onset or severe worsening requiring hospitalization, according to a study of postmenopausal Danish women. Klaus Bønnelykke, MD, from the Copenhagen … HRT Therapy Could Cause Severe Asthma Attacks |
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HRT may increase risk of severe asthma
WebMD.Boots.com 27th September 2011 – Women taking postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may have an increased risk of severe asthma attacks requiring hospital admission, scientists warn. A new study, being presented at the European … Moderate alcohol may reduce asthma risk Asthma: 2 glasses of wine a week 'cut risk' compared to heavy drinkers Asthma Risk May be Reduced by Drinking Alcohol |
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"Telemonitoring" may not help with severe asthma
Baltimore Sun (blog) NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A device that allows doctors to remotely monitor children with poorly controlled asthma may not help reduce serious asthma attacks, a small study finds. The study, reported in the European Respiratory Journal, … 'Telemonitoring' may not help with severe asthma |
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