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FDA expands indication for asthma rescue inhaler to younger patients
Healio Teva Pharmaceuticals announced today that the FDA has expanded the indication for its ProAir, RespiClick inhalation powder to include patients with asthma aged 4 to 11 years, according to a press release. Teva Pharma (TEVA) Receives FDA Approval for ProAir RespiClick for Pediatric Asthma Patients Ages 4 to 11 FDA Expands Breath-Actuated Inhaler Use to Kids as Young as 4 |
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Asthma Control Test not effective in younger African American children
Healio Krista Todoric, MD, of the department of pediatrics, division of allergy, immunology and rheumatology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues, conducted a retrospective study on and assessed all pediatric patients with asthma … |
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Elderly asthma patients had greater airway involvement than younger patients
Healio Researchers in Japan conducted a retrospective analysis on 45 elderly patients (aged more than 65 years) with asthma (mean age, 73.1 years; 34 women; median disease duration, 12.7 years) and 67 nonelderly patients with asthma (mean age, 48.6 years; … |
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Catching Flu at Younger Age Could Prevent One from Asthma in Later Life
TopNews United States "Our results suggest that infection with certain micro-organisms can prevent the subsequent development of asthma and allergy by expanding", … Catching flu early can protect from asthma Can flu infections prevent asthma? A benefit of flu: Protection from asthma? |
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Eastern student comes to the rescue for younger boy with asthma attack
Greene County Daily World The student was suffering a severe asthma attack during a ride home on a school bus. Emily Thiem, 15, says she suffers from asthma herself and when she … |
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