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Investigators use EHR data to study off-label use of asthma medications
AAP News (subscription) Investigators are using electronic health record (EHR) data to look at how common it is for children to be prescribed drugs off-label to treat asthma as well as side effects of such medication use. The study uses de-identified EHR data from the AAP … |
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Asthma patients can now breathe easy for longer
South China Morning Post (subscription) The technology, which can be used in microgram inhalers, boosts drug effectiveness and reduces side effects for patients of asthma, emphysema and other chronic respiratory diseases, says one of the system's co-developers. Baptist University researcher … |
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Attempted burglar taken to hospital for asthma, police say
Arkansas Online (subscription) Officers recovered three watches and returned them to the home's owner, according to the report. Wright complained of having trouble breathing because of asthma and was taken to UAMS Medical Center to be treated, according to the report. Charges are … |
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AstraZeneca Asthma Med Injunction Rolled Into Merits Trial
Law360 (subscription) Law360, Los Angeles (June 04, 2014, 10:08 PM ET) — A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday didn't rule on whether she would stop AstraZeneca PLC's competitors from launching generic versions of its pediatric asthma medication, saying … |
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Asthma researcher tapped to lead pediatrics department
GW Hatchet (subscription) (blog) Stephen Teach, a leading asthma researcher who also teaches in the Milken Institute School of Public Health, will steer the department's academic policies and partnership with Children's National Hospital beginning this July. Before being tapped as … |
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Factors associated with relapse after treatment for asthma attack
AAP News (subscription) Patients who use a short-acting beta2-agonist within six hours of going to the ED for an asthma attack should be examined carefully because the medication may improve the physical exam and pulmonary function tests, according to a recent study. Children … |
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'September epidemic' causes problems for asthma, allergy sufferers
WHAS 11.com (subscription) An overly wet summer has made matters worse especially for children who suffer from asthma. In fact today is being called the worst day for asthma for the entire year. We questioned a local doctor to find out why. WHAS11's Claudia Coffey had more click … |
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Calpol asthma study is not as straightforward as it seems
The Times (subscription) Children who are given Calpol are significantly more likely to develop asthma, according to a study of more than 20,000 children reported today. The study, by Spanish scientists, found that six and seven-year-olds who were given the medicine once a … Children given Calpol more likely to develop asthma, says study Paracetamol 'Could Cause Asthma' In Kids Babies given Calpol just once a month 'are five times as likely to develop asthma' |
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Georgia mom 'mad as hell' daughter dumped after fatal asthma attack
WHAS 11.com (subscription) (ABCNews)– The devastated mother of a 20-year-old woman whose body was allegedly dumped by friends after an apparently fatal asthma attack is "mad as hell" and remembers warning her "sweet" daughter not to be so trusting. "She deserved better than … |
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Interview: Food allergies and asthma
WHAS 11.com (subscription) … health needs like asthma and food allergies sometimes need special attention. Click here for more information. Dr. Gerald Lee with University of Louisville Physicians talked about asthma and allergies with WHAS11's Renee Murphy in the video above. |
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