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Drug Expenses for Children with Asthma More Than Doubled in 10 Years
HealthNewsDigest.com By Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HealthNewsDigest.com) – The percentage of American children treated for asthma increased while their annual drug expenses more than doubled over a 10-year period, according to the latest News and Numbers … |
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'Problematic Internet usage' more common than asthma
CNET To put what sounds like a small number in perspective, the researchers say that Internet over-usage is now more prevalent than asthma. "Pediatricians and parents continue to report overuse of the Internet in their patients and children," says Dr. … |
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Smoking hookah is more serious than you think
IBNLive.com Many young hookah users and their parents, however, seem hardly aware of the health hazards, from asthma to addiction, that it can cause. Hookah sessions enjoy great patronage today, and cost somewhere between `300-500 for around an hour in Chennai. … |
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In King Coal's Kingdom, Truth Is Stranger Than Satire
Huffington Post Peabody agreed to a typical class action suit remedy: provide a free inhaler to any child afflicted with asthma who lives close to a coal-fired power plant, along with a $10 coupon for the purchase of the medicine that goes in the inhaler. … Yes Men hoax uses Twitter, Facebook to put Big Coal on the defensive The Justin Bieber Inhaler Makes Coal-Induced Asthma Fun! Tackling Childhood Asthma Not Coal Industry Priority After All |
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Pills better for treating asthma than inhalers
Telegraph.co.uk Asthma sufferers may be better off taking a daily tablet rather than using an inhaler, according to new research. By Martin Beckford, Health Correspondent 10:01PM BST 04 May 2011 Academics say a pill that is rarely prescribed in Britain is just as … Asthma Pills Work as Well as Inhaled Steroids: Study Asthma pill as effective as inhalers and easier to use Asthma Pill More User-friendly Than Inhalers – and No Less Effective |
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Less than One-Third of Patients Taking Montelukast (Singulair®) Therapy for …
PR Newswire (press release) Montelukast is FDA-approved for treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis. It works by inhibiting leukotrienes, the chemicals that cause inflammation. Montelukast is considered a second line of defense against asthma or allergic rhinitis. … |
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Less than One-Third of Patients Taking Montelukast (Singulair®) Therapy for …
SYS-CON Media (press release) Montelukast is FDA-approved for treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis. It works by inhibiting leukotrienes, the chemicals that cause inflammation. Montelukast is considered a second line of defense against asthma or allergic rhinitis. … |
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Allergy season 'definitely heavier than usual'
San Francisco Chronicle Our trees are really out pollinating in abundance, and it's been very windy, and people have been really miserable," said Dr. Peg Strub, chief of the department of allergy, asthma and immunology at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco. … Worst Cities for Spring Allergies Top 100 worst cities for allergies in US list released Spring Fever: Worst Cities for Allergies |
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More than Just a Cough? Asthma Common, Serious in Children
Newswise (press release) Newswise — DANVILLE – Asthma is the leading cause of hospital visits and missed school days in children, according to the National Institute of Health. A chronic condition, pediatric asthma requires continual care to prevent serious, life-threatening … |
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More Than Just A Cough? Asthma Common, Serious In Children
Medical News Today (press release) Asthma is the leading cause of hospital visits and missed school days in children, according to the National Institute of Health. A chronic condition, pediatric asthma requires continual care to prevent serious, life-threatening asthma attacks. … |
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