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WITN |
Specialists helping kids cope with asthma, allergies
WITN The Eastern Carolina Asthma Prevention Program is a partnership between the Brody School of Medicine's Public Health Department and Vidant Medical Center's Pediatric Asthma Program. Through a grant from the Brody Brothers Foundation, specialists are … Asthma and Allergy Month: IL Moms Want Cleaner Air |
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Medscape |
Specialists Say Childhood Asthma Is Overdiagnosed
Medscape In an article published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, two respiratory specialists claim that doctors are overdiagnosing asthma in children, with inhalers being prescribed needlessly. According to Asthma UK, 1.1 million children … Asthma inhalers given out almost as a 'fashion accessory', experts warn Are doctors overdiagnosing asthma? Asthma inhalers handed out like fashion accessories, doctors warn |
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MD Magazine |
Asthma, COPD Sometimes Overlap, Specialists Say
MD Magazine Specialists agree that a condition unofficially known as asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) exists, according to a survey completed by Marc Miravitlles, MD, and colleagues. The participants were 26 specialists in either asthma or chronic obstructive … |
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Telegraph.co.uk |
Asthma specialists fear wave of attacks from Saharan dust storm
Telegraph.co.uk The Saharan dust storm could trigger a spike in asthma attacks and also lead to previously undiagnosed sufferers developing the condition, a leading expert has warned. Dr Keith Prowse, Honorary Medical Adviser to the British Lung Foundation said … How Asthma sufferers can stay safe despite "very high" levels of air pollution … UK smog alert: vulnerable people advised to stay indoors Pollution warning . . . going outside could be bad for your health |
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Specialists speak about causes of asthma 'spike'
InsideHalton.com Specialists speak about causes of asthma 'spike'. Dr. Malcolm Sears and Dr. Susan Waserman, professors of medicine at McMaster University and directors of respiratory medicine at St. Joseph's Health Care and Adverse Reactions Clinic at the Firestone … |
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 Hindustan Times |
Have a doubt? Ask the specialists
Hindustan Times If a child is to outgrow asthma, it will happen over years and not days, weeks or … With proper medications, the asthmatic is usually well controlled in the sense … |
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Event by Alex Curtis Memorial Trust to include presentations by specialists
St Albans & Harpenden Review The Alex Curtis Memorial Trust (ACT) will hold an open evening in St Albans about asthma and allergies. Visitors will be able to discuss managing their asthma and ask ACT staff any questions. The event, on Thursday at the Town Hall, St Peter's Street, … |
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Visits to Asthma Specialists Delayed for African-American Children
Newswise (press release) Newswise — ATS 2011, DENVER –African-American children are more likely to report previous emergency room visits, hospitalizations and need for intensive care unit (ICU) management for asthma than Caucasian children on their first visit to an asthma … |
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Simple Test at Medical Specialists Can Help Treat Asthma, Improving Healthcare …
24-7PressRelease.com (press release) The American Journal of Respiratory Care and Critical Medicine reports that a quick, simple test can accurately and effectively diagnose asthma and aid in … |
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