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China's Asthma Problem Is Bad—and Growing Worse
The Atlantic Asthma, a potentially fatal disease, is the leading cause of hospitalization among children and carries a significant burden to families and communities in China. Children with asthma have increased rates of school absenteeism, and higher medical costs … |
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Health Tip: Is Your Asthma Getting Worse?
U.S. News & World Report (HealthDay News) — Taking medications as prescribed and avoiding triggers can help keep asthma under control, but you should look for warning signs that your asthma may be worsening. The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute mentions these … |
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Health Tip: Is Your Asthma Getting Worse?
Newsday Taking medications as prescribed and avoiding triggers can help keep asthma under control, but you should look for warning signs that your asthma may be worsening. The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute mentions these potential signs that … |
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Health Tip: Is Your Asthma Getting Worse?
Philly.com (HealthDay News) — Taking medications as prescribed and avoiding triggers can help keep asthma under control, but you should look for warning signs that your asthma may be worsening. The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute mentions these … |
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Health care access worse for young adults with asthma
Healio Chua and colleagues reported that insurance coverage was a strong predictor of using primary care for the young adults, and those in this age group was less likely than adolescents to have a primary health care provider or fill prescriptions for asthma … |
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Asthma Health Care Access Worse for Young Adults
Monthly Prescribing Reference (HealthDay News) – Young adults with asthma have worse health care access and utilization compared with adolescents with asthma, according to a study published online April 22 in Pediatrics. Kao-Ping Chua, MD, from Harvard University in Cambridge, … |
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Depression Makes Asthma Worse
dailyRx Jacqueline A. Ross, MD, of the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues led the study to find out what factors influenced asthma quality of life, asthma control and healthcare use among older … |
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Where There's Smoke There's Worse Asthma
dailyRx The study, led by Brian K. Kit, MD, MPH, of the Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, aimed to learn how many kids with asthma were exposed to secondhand smoke in the US. |
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Is children's asthma made worse by inhalers?
Nursing Times Children with more troublesome asthma are usually treated with a combination of a steroid inhaler and a medication called salmeterol. However, concern has been expressed that salmeterol may be ineffective in many children, or even make their symptoms … |
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Asthma in winter – why it gets worse and what to do
Yahoo! Lifestyle UK Cold weather can cause asthma to flare up more than usual, not to mention the extra threat of colds and flu, which can badly affect the respiratory system. Around three quarters of asthmatics say that cold weather makes their breathing more difficult … |
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