Asthma
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What’s Changed in Asthma Treatment? Quite a Bit
You can't modify a patient's therapy if you don't know whether their asthma is well or poorly controlled.
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Poorly Controlled Asthma Equal to Greenhouse Gases From More Than 124,000 Homes
In addition to medical implications, new research points to the environmental impact of asthma which is not well controlled.
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Tightened pollution standards a breath of fresh air to pulmonologists
Stricter standards for acceptable levels of fine particulate matter in air promise to improve pulmonary health and reduce pollution-related...
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FDA Clears Medical Grade Over-the-Counter Pulse Oximeter
The device is designed to provide reliable measures of oxygen saturation and pulse rate across all patient groups.
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FDA Approves Drug to Reduce Accidental Food Allergies
Asthma drug approved to reduce reaction to food allergies.
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High and Low Body Mass Indices Promote Respiratory Symptoms
“These results suggest that the risk of small airway obstruction in underweight individuals deserves more attention and that excessive wasting may...
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Flovent Brand Discontinuation Likely Smooth for Many, Difficult for Some
Rising inhaler costs focus of US Senate committee letter to Pharma CEOs.
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Researchers Take Aim at Genetic Influence on Asthma and Allergy
Maternal influence on asthma and allergy to be examined in research on lipids.
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AI Aids in Monitoring Asthma in Young Children
Can asthma symptoms be monitored reliably at home? Until now, the answer would have been yes, but not in preschool-...
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How should we treat GERD associated with a chronic cough?
A link between the two does not necessarily imply a cause–effect relationship, especially given that studies have shown that a cough itself can...
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Saltwater gargling may help avoid COVID hospitalization
Hospitalization rates in the low- (18.5%) and high- (21.4%) saline groups were significantly lower than in the reference control population.