Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Foot and mouth disease may spread through skin cells
(Medical Xpress) -- Skin cells shed from livestock infected with foot and mouth disease could very well spread the disease.
May 10, 2011
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News tagged with inhaler
Medications
Asthma pill more user friendly than inhalers -- and no less effective
A rarely prescribed asthma drug is easier to use and just as effective as conventional treatment with inhalers, according to a new study led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
May 4, 2011
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Inflammatory disorders
Could better inhalers help patients, and the planet?
Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, sits in an exam room across from Joel Rubinstein, who has asthma. Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a checkup and hear a surprising ...
13 hours ago
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Medications
Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable—but relief may be on the way
The price of asthma medication has soared in the U.S. over the past decade and a half.
Mar 8, 2024
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Health
Women's health gap costs $1 trillion worldwide: Report
The huge gap between how women and men's health are treated costs $1 trillion a year worldwide, the World Economic Forum said on Wednesday.
Jan 17, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Five reasons why climate change may see more of us turn to alcohol and other drugs
Climate change will affect every aspect of our health and well-being. But its potential harms go beyond the body's ability to handle extreme heat, important as this is.
Nov 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patients' geography impacts guideline-concordant COPD care
Geographical challenges to accessing care increase the likelihood of receiving guideline-discordant inhaler regimens following hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, according to a ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Generic fluticasone-salmeterol as effective as brand-name version, study finds
A propensity score-matched cohort study of patients treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in routine practice found that the use of generic and brand-name fluticasone–salmeterol was associated with similar ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Pediatrics
Does your child have asthma? Here's how to prepare them to go back to school
Whether your child attends a year-round school or one on a traditional calendar, parents can take steps to make classroom reentry healthier for kids with asthma.
Jul 19, 2023
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Health
Common workplace fumes and dusts may heighten rheumatoid arthritis risk
Breathing in common workplace dusts and fumes from agents such as vapors, gases, and solvents may heighten the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, suggests research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Dec 6, 2022
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