Inflammatory disorders
Asthma, more deadly with age, takes heavy toll on older adults
In early June, Donna Bilgore Robins stood on a patio in Beaver Creek, Colo., under a crystal-clear blue sky and tried to catch her breath.
Aug 15, 2017
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Health informatics
Treating asthma with data analytics
As more and more people incorporate Internet of Things (IoT) devices into their lives, users are automating their homes, their vehicles and their workplaces. New research from the University of Delaware's Junbo Son suggests ...
Mar 10, 2020
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Immunology
Quintupling inhaler medication may not prevent asthma attacks in children
Children with mild to moderate asthma do not benefit from a common practice of increasing their inhaled steroids at the first signs of an asthma exacerbation, according to clinical trial results published in The New England ...
Mar 19, 2018
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Immunology
Breathable treatment to help prevent asthma attacks
Details of a treatment that could help asthmatics fight infections that trigger 80% of asthma attacks, developed by University of Southampton spin-out company Synairgen, will be presented to European respiratory experts on ...
Aug 31, 2012
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Pediatrics
Even in states with strong stock albuterol laws, school administrators fear liability
Although asthma is one of the most common respiratory conditions for children, kids don't always carry their inhalers, or may not even know they have asthma. State legislatures have implemented stock inhaler programs to ensure ...
Nov 10, 2022
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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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Healthcare professionals as bad as patients at good respiratory inhaler technique
Healthcare professionals are as bad as patients when it comes to knowing how to use inhalers prescribed for asthma and other respiratory conditions correctly, says an editorial in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).
Oct 3, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
ATS publishes clinical practice guidelines on exercise-induced bronchoconstriction
The American Thoracic Society has released new official clinical practice guidelines on the diagnosis and management of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), the acute airway narrowing that occurs as a result of exercise.
May 1, 2013
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Immunology
Identifying asthma patients who tolerate lower doses of steroids remains problematic
Common respiratory measurements are not effective in determining which asthma patients are able to significantly decrease their use of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) medications without risk of flare-ups or exacerbations, according ...
May 22, 2012
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Pediatrics
Smartphone game helps children to improve asthma inhaler technique
Researchers at The University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have developed a new interactive smartphone game can help children use a key asthma inhaler ('a spacer') far more ...
Dec 4, 2014
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