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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) — Patient education and medication compliance contributed to a 74 percent drop in the number of patients with life-threatening asthma admitted to the intensive care unit at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, researchers report.
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Nurses empowered to administer oral steroids for asthma during emergency
News-Medical.net Asthma is the most common chronic illness in children requiring a visit to Emergency. Every year, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) sees more than 2500 patients with asthma. Two thirds of these asthma patients present with more than … |
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Low Vitamin D Linked to High IgE, Need for Steroids in Asthma
Medscape March 22, 2012 (Orlando, Florida) — Low serum vitamin D levels in children with asthma are associated with higher immunoglobulin (Ig)E levels and poorer response to inhaled corticosteroids, according to a study reported here at the American Academy of … Food Allergy Exacerbates Pediatric Asthma Severity Food Allergic Infants More Likely to Have Vitamin D Insufficiency |
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Nurse-Initiated Steroids Improve Pediatric Asthma Care
Clinical Advisor HealthDay News — Nurse initiation of oral corticosteroids before physician assessment of pediatric patients with asthma improves quality and efficiency of care provided in the pediatric ED, study data show. Children with moderate-to-severe acute … |
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Nurse-Initiated Steroids Improve Pediatric Asthma Care
Doctors Lounge Nurse initiation of oral corticosteroids before physician assessment of pediatric patients with asthma improves quality and efficiency of care provided in the pediatric emergency department, according to a study published online March 19 in Pediatrics. |
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Little Risk to Offspring From Maternal Inhaled Steroids
Doctors Lounge In pregnant women with asthma, the use of inhaled glucocorticoids does not increase the risk of most pediatric diseases in the offspring, though it may be a risk factor for endocrine and metabolic disorders, according to research published online Dec. … |
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Asthma pills work as well as inhaled steroids
NDTV.com A rarely prescribed asthma drug is easier to use and just as effective as conventional treatment with inhalers. In a study that compared asthma pills against commonly prescribed inhaled steroids, British researchers found that the oral medications were … |
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Asthma Pills Appear as Effective as Inhaled Steroids in Study
Nurse.com A rarely prescribed asthma drug is easier to use and just as effective as conventional treatment with inhalers, according to a new study led by the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Publishing in the May 5 issue of the New England … Asthma pills may work just as well as inhalers in the real world Asthma pills as good as inhaler: study Asthma pills as good as inhalers, study finds |
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Asthma Pills Work as Well as Inhaled Steroids: Study
U.S. News & World Report WEDNESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) — In a study that compared asthma pills against commonly prescribed inhaled steroids, British researchers found that the oral medications were as effective as the inhaled drugs. … Pills better for treating asthma than inhalers Anti-Leukotrienes as Good as Standard Asthma Therapy Asthma Pill More User-friendly Than Inhalers – and No Less Effective |
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No Benefit to Increased Inhaled Steroids in Asthma Exacerbation
Internal Medicine News Digital Network Major Finding: There were no significant differences in symptoms or in progression to oral corticosteroids among children given two to eight times their maintenance does of inhaled corticosteroids at the start of an asthma exacerbation. … AAAAI: Long-Acting Beta Agonist Combo Okay for Kids |
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