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Murphysboro man with a new asthma treatment accessory
The Southern A Murphysboro man is working to obtain funding for a new asthma treatment accessory designed specially for toddlers and children. Carl Martin, owner of FunMed—Fun and Innovative Medical Solutions said his product encases a standard inhaler, … |
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OTC asthma inhaler endangers patients by encouraging substandard treatment
News-Medical.net An over-the-counter (OTC) asthma inhaler up for approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) endangers patients by encouraging substandard treatment, according to Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA), a leading nonprofit … Seasons change, so do asthma triggers |
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New asthma treatment
FOX 29 "Over 30 percent reductions in asthma exacerbations and about an 80 percent or so reduction in visits to the emergency rooms, and hospitalizations," the doctor said. For Nicole, the number was one hundred percent reduction, no hospitalizations at all. New treatment may help asthma sufferers New procedure designed to help people with asthma |
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New treatment may help asthma sufferers
WNYT There's a new treatment to help people suffering from asthma. Medicines and inhalers help, but don't always stop the attacks. The new procedure is called bronchial thermoplasty. Doctors heat up the inside of the breathing tubes which become inflamed … New procedure designed to help people with asthma |
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Passive Smoking Lowers Treatment Effectiveness in Children with Asthma
Nature World News Asthmatic Children exposed to cigarette smoke at home don't respond to treatment due to lower levels of a key enzyme, a latest study has found. The research shows that it is important to protect these children from secondhand smoke, both in public and … Passive Smoking Dangerous for Asthmatic Kids Passive smoking impairs children's responses to asthma treatment |
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Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Drug: Budesonide and formoterol fumarate dehydrate (BF) SPIROMAX; Drug: SYMBICORT TURBOHALER budesonide and formoterol fumarate
Sponsors: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries; Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products, R&D Inc.
Not yet recruiting – verified February 2014
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Passive smoking impairs children's responses to asthma treatment
Eureka! Science News Children exposed to cigarette smoke at home have lower levels of an enzyme that helps them respond to asthma treatment, a study has found. Passive smoking is known to worsen asthma symptoms in children and impair their response to inhaled steroid … |
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Secondhand Smoke Could Cancel Out Asthma Treatment With Destruction Of …
Medical Daily Parents who smoke at home and whose children suffer from severe asthma may be counteracting the effects of the child's asthma treatment, a new study finds, as the oxidants in cigarette smoke were shown to be capable of destroying key anti-inflammatory … Passive smoking impairs children's responses to asthma treatment Children exposed to passive smoke respond less to asthma treatment |
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Passive smoking impairs children's responses to asthma treatment
Medical Xpress Passive smoking is known to worsen asthma symptoms in children and impair their response to inhaled steroid treatment, but how this effect occurs was not known. Researchers at Imperial College London found that children with severe asthma with a parent … Children exposed to passive smoke respond less to asthma treatment |
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Improved Asthma Treatment For African-Americans: NIH Trial To Explore …
Medical Daily Today the National Institutes of Health released a proposed study seeking to improve asthma in a population suffering from it the most: African-Americans. They said that the trial will explore different drugs and genetic factors for treating the … New Trial to Improve Asthma Control in African-Americans New Trial to Study Asthma Drug Responses, Genetic Factors in African-Americans |
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