Breastfeeding protects against asthma up to six years of age – Medical Xpress

Breastfeeding protects against asthma up to six years of age
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(Medical Xpress) — Research by the University of Otago in Christchurch and Wellington has shown that breastfeeding of infants has a clear protective effect against children developing asthma or wheezing up to six years of age.
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Theravance Falls Most in 3 Years After Glaxo Drug Fails – BusinessWeek


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Theravance Falls Most in 3 Years After Glaxo Drug Fails
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The company, based in South San Francisco, California, said in a statement today that Relovair, its drug for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, proved no better than Glaxo's Seretide in a clinical trial. Relovair is “the most important
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Asthma treatment Primatene Mist to leave market at year’s end – Tampabay.com


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Asthma treatment Primatene Mist to leave market at year's end
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If you are among the 2 million Americans depending on a drugstore inhaler to deal with asthma, it may be time to schedule a doctor's appointment. At the end of the year, your only non-prescription treatment option
Popular Asthma Inhaler to Be Pulled Off the MarketFox News
Popular asthma inhaler pulled due to environmental concernsThe Inquisitr
International Ban on CFCs Claims Cheap, Over-Counter InhalersThe Atlantic
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Fifty years of pediatric asthma in developed countries: How reliable are the basic data sources?

Fifty years of pediatric asthma in developed countries: How reliable are the basic data sources?

Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011 Sep 8;

Authors: Chawla J, Seear M, Zhang T, Smith A, Carleton B

Abstract
Given the difficulties in diagnosing, or even defining, asthma in children, claims of a pediatric asthma epidemic in Canada and other developed countries are accepted with surprisingly little critical examination. We reviewed a broad range of data sources to understand how the epidemic evolved during the last 50 years and also to assess the reliability of the conclusions drawn from that data. We obtained Canadian National and Provincial data from Statistics Canada National Population Health Survey, and the British Columbia Ministry of Health respiratory database. International data were obtained by extensive review of pediatric asthma epidemiological surveys published during the last 50 years. In many developed countries, there have been three separate epidemics involving different aspects of pediatric asthma during the last 50 years: a double peaked mortality epidemic (1960s and 1980s), a hospital admission epidemic (peaked around 1990) and a steadily growing epidemic of children who report asthmatic symptoms on questionnaires. Canadian pediatric rates for asthma mortality (1-2/million/year) and hospital admission (1-2/thousand/year) are low and have fallen for the last 20 years. Rates based on questionnaire studies are high (10-15/hundred) and rose steadily over the same period. Objective reductions in asthma deaths and hospital admission likely reflect improved education and treatment programmes. Current claims of an epidemic based largely on subjective self-reported symptoms require more careful analysis. The possibility that symptom misperception, disease fashions, and poor recall, may be part of the explanation for the current high levels of self-reported symptoms deserves more attention. Pediatr Pulmonol. © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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Smoking While Pregnant May Decrease Response To ICS Years Later – About – News & Issues


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Smoking While Pregnant May Decrease Response To ICS Years Later
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In a recent study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, authors examined more than 1000 children with moderate persistent asthma who also participated in the Childhood Asthma Management Program. The study examined whether
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Drug Expenses for Children with Asthma More Than Doubled in 10 Years – HealthNewsDigest.com


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Drug Expenses for Children with Asthma More Than Doubled in 10 Years
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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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