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Health insurers' cost-sharing policies may be to blame for a dip in necessary medication use among families that have a child with asthma, according to a recent study. Pinar Karaca-Mandic, PhD, and colleagues of the Division of Health Policy and …
Are Parents Price-Sensitive About Their Children's Medication?Imperial Valley News
Gasping for dollars: Insurance companies take your breath awayAmerican Council on Science and Health
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School-based asthma program decreased urgent care utilization
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Implementing a joint school- and home-based asthma program significantly enhanced asthmatic children's activity-related quality of life and decreased their need for urgent care utilization, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy …
Schools Tackle Socioeconomic Gap in Asthma ControlFamily Practice News Digital Network

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Medication adherence improved among young asthma patients who received tailored reminders through automated speech or text messaging systems, according to two studies presented during the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2012 Annual …
Women Were Less Adherent With Asthma MedsFamily Practice News Digital Network

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Asthma medications may be less effective in overweight children with asthma – Pediatric SuperSite

Asthma medications may be less effective in overweight children with asthma
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Pia Hauk, MD, and colleagues from National Jewish Health in Denver studied 61 children with asthma between the ages of 2 and 18 years. Each child was evaluated according to his or her body mass index (BMI), daily inhaled corticosteroid dose and …
Heavy Kids May Not Respond as Well to Asthma MedsU.S. News & World Report

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Patients with asthma exhibited lower failure rate for oral food challenges – Pediatric SuperSite

Patients with asthma exhibited lower failure rate for oral food challenges
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Patients with food allergies often have asthma and the risk of reaction to food reintroduction is believed to be elevated in these individuals. To compare reaction rates, researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Children's Hospital of …

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Students with asthma exposed to higher levels of indoor allergens at urban schools – Pediatric SuperSite

Students with asthma exposed to higher levels of indoor allergens at urban schools
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Urban children with asthma are exposed to more mouse, dog and cat allergens at school than at home, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2012 Annual Meeting. Researchers analyzed settled dust and …

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