School Program Can Help Identify Asthma Early
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A screening process in a preschool education program can help identify children who probably have asthma, according to researchers.
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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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White blood cells could be good targets for future asthma drugs, researchers hope.
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Ohio is among five states teaming up with the federal government to provide asthmatics with air quality data - via cell phone, pager or e-mail- that they may need to plan their day and protect their health.
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Exposure to harmful factors in early childhood could play a bigger-than-expected role in shaping respiratory problems in adult life.
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NEW YORK  - Some advice and help from a pharmacist may help asthma sufferers get their condition under better control, according to an Australian study.
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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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NEW YORK  - 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.
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An elementary school program that aimed to build children's social skills and emotional control seems to have had long-lasting effects, according to researchers.
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There is a connection between exposure of domestic cleaning products and wheezing in toddlers, which is an early sign of asthma, according to new research.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - Warning labels for certain  steroid-based allergy and asthma drugs provide sufficient  warnings about potential side effects -- including stunted  growth --  in children and teenagers,  a U.S. panel of medical  experts concluded on Wednesday.
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Teenage asthmatics would like to participate more fully in sports and other school activities, but feel hampered by their disease, according to an a University of Missouri allergist.
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NEW YORK  - Asthma provoked by physical exertion is a common and often unrecognized occurrence in collegiate athletes, a study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Specific patient  characteristics may help guide doctors in selecting the asthma  medication most likely to lead to favorable responses in  children with mild-to-moderate persistent asthma, a team of  U.S. researchers reports.
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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 both asthma and hay fever (allergic rhinitis) incur greater asthma drug costs and are hospitalized more often than similar children who have just asthma, according to a new report.
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Scientists said on Friday they were a step closer to developing a new class of easy-to-take asthma and allergy drug, capable of tackling the underlying cause of disease rather than just the symptoms.