Many Make Mistakes with Asthma Medication
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MONDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDayNews) -- Many children with asthma and their parents may be incorrectly assessing asthma inhaler medication levels, says a study in the October issue of Chest.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- Asthma patients who don't stick to their inhaled steroid medication regimens probably account for the majority of asthma-related hospital admissions, a new study contends.
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Ordinary household products like bleach, carpet cleaners and paint strippers can cause asthma in children.
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Children with allergic conditions such as asthma may receive too high a dose of steroids, drug experts warn.
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More than 1.5 million Americans are injured every year by drug errors in hospitals, nursing homes and doctor's offices, a count that doesn't even estimate patients' own medication mix-ups, says a report that calls for major steps to increase patient safety.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - A U.S. panel of medical experts  on Wednesday said the labels for certain allergy and asthma  drugs provided sufficient warnings about side effects in youth.
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If you catch a cold or get the flu this winter, be very careful if you take more than one medication to ease your symptoms. The two drugs could share ingredients that could pose a danger
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NEW YORK  - The use of commonly prescribed "broad-spectrum" antibiotics, which destroy a wide range of bacteria, during infancy may raise the risk of asthma later in childhood, according to a Canadian report in the journal Chest.
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Many people who take sleep medications think they work far better than laboratory measurements show they do.
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Parents of children with asthma try hard to protect their youngsters but often overlook the most important measures, including banning smoking in the house and shutting windows to keep pollen out, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
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The complex nature of drug names can cause prescription errors and be harmful to patients, academics say.
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THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- While inhaled corticosteroid medications are a mainstay of effective asthma treatment, they can&#39;t prevent the disease from occurring or recurring in high-risk children, new research found.
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A new clinical tool to help doctors identify asthma patients most likely to need hospital treatment could improve the care of patients and reduce costs, researchers said on Tuesday.
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A âpoisonous cocktailâ of many drugs can interact in dangerous ways and cause side effects that can be far worse than the diseases they are treating.
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NEW YORK  - In a recent U.S. survey of asthma patients, more than half reported that their disease is uncontrolled and that they have never received an asthma action plan, according to a report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - A U.S. panel of medical experts  said on Wednesday the labels for certain allergy and asthma  drugs provided sufficient warnings about side effects in youth.
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Dealing with asthma can be hard on teenagers' emotional well-being, with problems such as worry and anger being related to poorer asthma control, new research suggests.