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Asthma attacks declining among U.S. children
More work needed to continue progress
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Asthma-related hospitalizations and missed school days were fewer in 2013 tha...
Health Tip: Quiet Your Cough
Published 02/06/2018(HealthDay News) -- A persistent cough may transmit an illness and keep you up at night, but there are things you can do to help tame your discomfort, the U.S. National Library of Medicine says.
A cough may be triggered by conditions including asthma, allergy, the common cold, a lung infection an...
Asthma in America Carries $82 Billion Price Tag
Published 01/12/2018FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The economic cost of asthma in the United States is nearly $82 billion a year, federal health officials report.
That figure includes medical expenses and costs associated with work and school absences and deaths.
However, the true cost of asthma is probab...
Chronic Bronchitis: New Insights Could Lead to First Diagnostic Test and Better Treatments
Published 11/20/2017A New England Journal of Medicine study describes how airway dehydration makes mucus thick – the hallmark of chronic bronchitis, the precursor to deadly COPD. Chronic Bronchitis: New Insights Could Lead to First Diagnostic Test and Better Treatments click to enlarge This mucus web, secreted by hu...
 an associate professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, analyzes the bacteria commonly known as staph with Carol Muenks, a clinical research coordinator. Fritz and her research team have found that prescribing antibiotics is warranted for children with minor staph infections. The drugs help to reduce the risk of recurrent infections. "Antibiotics warranted for kids with minor staph infections Drugs reduce risk of recurrent infection")
Antibiotics warranted for kids with minor staph infections Drugs reduce risk of recurrent infection
Published 11/20/2017KAREN ELSHOUT Stephanie A. Fritz, MD, (left) an associate professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, analyzes the bacteria commonly known as staph with Carol Muenks, a clinical research coordinator. Fritz and her research team have found that prescribing ant...