News tagged with asthma medications
High self-reported asthma rates in Chinatown, N.Y.
May 19, 2009 |
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Research conducted seven years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City (NYC) found that children attending the socioeconomically and ethnically homogeneous elementary school closest to ...
Asthma drugs need to be maintained for continued benefit
Feb 17, 2009 |
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Children whose asthma improved while taking steroid drugs for several years did not see those improvements continue after stopping the drugs, new results from a comprehensive childhood asthma study show.
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Actual use of asthma medications contradicts guidelines
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 28, 2008 |
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A study has found only 16% of the 352,082 Australians who filled a prescription for asthma preventer medications for the first time during the period July 2004 to June 2005, went on to use them regularly.
Pregnant women with asthma can be more confident about some medicines
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Women can usually keep using the same asthma drugs they were using before they got pregnant. Budesonide sprays are the best studied and can be regarded as safe. More trials of other essential medicines are necessary however.
Asthma may be over-diagnosed by up to 30 percent, according to Canadian research study
Nov 17, 2008 |
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A new research study suggests that asthma may be over-diagnosed by up to 30 per cent in Canadian adults. The study, led by Ottawa researcher Dr. Shawn Aaron, examined 496 people from eight Canadian cities who reported receiving ...
Obesity does not worsen asthma, but may reduce response to medications
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Being overweight or obese does not make asthma worse in patients with mild and moderate forms of the disease, according to a study by National Jewish Health researchers, although it may reduce the response to medications.
Management of asthma during pregnancy can optimize health of mother and baby
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Pregnant women with asthma, the most common condition affecting the lungs during pregnancy, should actively manage their asthma in order to optimize the health of mother and the baby, according to new management recommendations ...
Asthma risk increases in children treated for HIV
Jul 01, 2008 |
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Children whose immune systems rebound after treatment with potent anti-viral drugs for HIV infection face an increased risk of developing asthma, said a federally funded consortium of researchers led by those from Baylor ...
Children's asthma affected by parental expectations
Oct 06, 2008 |
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Asthmatic children whose parents have high expectations for their ability to function normally are less likely to have symptoms than other children dealing with the condition, according to a new study. Children also are more ...
The Medical Minute: Asthma patients should consider pollution's effect
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Scientific studies have clearly demonstrated the impact of air pollution in humans with chronic respiratory illnesses such as asthma. Furthermore, it has been shown that exercise can enhance the adverse effects specific air ...
Exhaled nitric oxide monitoring does not improve on guidelines-based asthma management
Sep 19, 2008 |
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Exhaled nitric oxide serves as a biomarker of inflammation in the lungs, and proponents have suggested that monitoring nitric oxide levels could help improve management of asthma. However, new research, which will be published ...
Pharmacists as educators can improve asthma outcomes
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 24, 2008 |
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New research has shown that up to 90 per cent of people on asthma medications are using their inhalers incorrectly leading to poor asthma control, increased hospital visits and increased cost of treatment.
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