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Financial and Social Hardships Are The Major Reasons
Feb 25, 2014Financial and social hardships are the major reasons black children and teens are twice as likely as whites to be readmitted to the hospital for asthma, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at nearly 800 asthma patients, aged 1 to ...
Tags: Financial and social hardships, asthma, payment reform
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If You Can't Get Relief From Asthma, Ways You Communicate Might Be Part of The Problem
Jan 18, 2014If you can't get relief from your asthma, the way you communicate with your allergist might be part of the problem, according to two new studies. The researchers said asthma patients need to ask questions and have open communication with ...
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Asthma Patients Are at Increased Risk for Unplanned Hospital Admissions
Jan 3, 2014By Kirsty Oswald, medwireNews Reporter Results from a German national health survey indicate that asthma patients with multiple comorbidities are at increased risk for unplanned hospital admissions. The findings also confirm that ...
Tags: asthma patients, comorbidities, cardiovascular disease, health
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People with Asthma Face Special Risks From Influenza
Dec 26, 2013People with asthma face special risks from influenza, and a new report suggests far too few American asthma patients receive the seasonal flu shot. "Asthmatics are at increased risk for complications from the flu," said one expert, Dr. ...
Tags: people with asthma, asthma, influenza, asthma patients, seasonal flu shot
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Boehringer Ingelheim Has Submitted European Marketing Authorization Applications
Nov 15, 2013Boehringer Ingelheim has submitted European marketing authorization applications (MAA) to extend the indication to use tiotropium (Spiriva) Respimat for the treatment of asthma in adults aged 18 years and over. The MAA is based on results ...
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Boston Scientific Obtained Chinese FDA Approval for Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System
Oct 28, 2013US-based Boston Scientific has obtained Chinese Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Alair bronchial thermoplasty system, designed for patients suffering from severe asthma. The Alair system uses mild heat to reduce the ...
Tags: Boston Scientific, Alair bronchial thermoplasty system
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Significance of Industrial Flow Meter for Liquid
Jul 10, 2013Flow meters are instruments that help in the enhancement of measuring velocity of various liquids and gases in a given environment. These days the market is showing a boom in the demand for meters and thus, this has led to an introduction ...
Tags: Flow meters, meter, Processing Machinery
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Mission Pharmacal Company Has Introduced New Phosphate Oral Solution 25mg/5mL
Apr 2, 2013Mission Pharmacal Company has introduced new flavored Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate Oral Solution 25mg/5mL for asthma patients in certain US markets. The company expects to make the flavored asthma medicine, with grape taste and higher ...
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CHMP of EMA Recommended SkyePharma's Flutiform for European Marketing Approval.
Nov 28, 2012The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended SkyePharma's flutiform (fluticasone propionate/formoterol fumarate) for European marketing approval. Flutiform is a ...
Tags: Skyepharma Flutiform, SkyePharma, long-acting beta-agonist
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Twister, a New Capsule-Based Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) for Asthma Sufferers Is Launched
Jul 29, 2012Aptar Pharma, a manufacturer of nasal and pulmonary drug delivery devices, has launched Twister, a new capsule-based Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) for asthma sufferers. Twister is a transparent device that operates by three simple steps: ...
Tags: Aptar Pharma, drug delivery devices, DPI
