More than half asthma sufferers have no access to life-changing treatment – Irish Independent


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More than half asthma sufferers have no access to life-changing treatment
Irish Independent
MORE than half of Ireland's severe asthma sufferers have no access to potentially life-changing treatment which is available to others, campaigners have warned. The Asthma Society of Ireland (ASI) said if medication only available in
Many missing out on vital asthma drugIrish Health

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Some Asthma Drugs Kill More People Than Asthma: Why Is Big Pharma Allowed to … – AlterNet

Some Asthma Drugs Kill More People Than Asthma: Why Is Big Pharma Allowed to
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Big Pharma and the FDA have known for years that some asthma drugs can cause asthma deaths, especially in children and African Americans. Sign up to stay up to date on the latest Personal Health headlines via email. Big Pharma has been accused of

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In the Treatment of Asthma, Merck’s Singulair Accounts for More Than a Quarter … – MarketWatch (press release)

In the Treatment of Asthma, Merck's Singulair Accounts for More Than a Quarter
MarketWatch (press release)
Analysis of US patient-level claims data from Treatment Algorithms in Asthma also finds that more than half of newly diagnosed asthma patients that move to the second line of therapy within a year of diagnosis are treated with Singulair.

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Adult onset asthma has become a lot more commonplace than it was decades ago – Nassau Guardian


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Adult onset asthma has become a lot more commonplace than it was decades ago
Nassau Guardian
More adults are developing asthma later in life due to the industrial age and because people are working around a lot more irritants than older generations had. Asthma is a worldwide health concern that affects millions of people regardless of their

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Asthma may impact on young children’s learning to read even more than … – New Zealand Doctor Online

Asthma may impact on young children's learning to read even more than
New Zealand Doctor Online
Asthma may have even more negative impact on young children's learning to read than research linking the two to date has previously suggested delegates at the New Zealand Respiratory Conference were told in Wellington today.

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Obese Children With Asthma Need More Medication Than Kids Of Normal Weight – Medical News Today

Obese Children With Asthma Need More Medication Than Kids Of Normal Weight
Medical News Today
Obese kids with asthma take more medications, find it harder to control their symptoms, have more flare ups, and make more ED visits than children with asthma who are not obese or overweight, researchers from the University of California, San Diego,
Obese kids have more asthma flare-upsReuters
Identifying triggers key to controlling asthmaColumbia Daily Tribune
Longer Allergy Season Means More MiseryDoctors Lounge

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