Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
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Reducing Hospital Admissions for Asthmatics
Newswise–Children with moderate or severe asthma attacks who are treated with systemic corticosteroids during the first 75 minutes…
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Greater Medication Cost-Sharing Associated With Reduced Use of Asthma Medications by Children
Newswise–Greater out-of-pocket asthma medication cost was associated with small reductions in medication use and with more frequent asthma-related…
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Some Tests and Procedures Are Over or Misused to Diagnose and Treat Allergies, Asthma and Immunologic Disorders
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) released a list of “Five Things Physicians and Patients…
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Children Who Develop Asthma Have Lung Function Deficits and Increased Bronchial Responsiveness as Neonates
Children who develop asthma by age seven have deficits in lung function and increased bronchial responsiveness as neonates,…
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Reducing Breath Size and Pressure from ICU Ventilator Increases Long-Term Survival in People with Acute Lung Injury
Newswise–Carefully adjusting mechanical ventilator settings in the intensive care unit to pump smaller breaths into very sick lungs…
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BRPT Announces New STAR Program and Changes to Exam Eligibility Requirements
The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) announced the launch of its Sleep Technology Approved Resource (STAR) Program…
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Low Serum Adiponectin Levels Predict Future Asthma Risk in Women
Newswise–Low serum adiponectin levels predict an increased future risk for developing asthma in middle-aged women, particularly among smokers,…
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New Research Points to Lower Asthma Rates in Amish and Other Farming Children
PRWEB–According to new research from the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology…
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Salter Labs Announces Availability of #7900 High Flow Humidifier
The Salter Labs #7900 High Flow Humidifier is now available for order. The #7900 High Flow Humidifier is…
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New Asthma Outcome Measures May Hold Key to Reducing Treatment Disparities in Children
Newly proposed asthma outcome measures will help standardize and improve results from the hundreds of millions of dollars…
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Sleep Sensor Placement: Patient Education
“You’re putting that where?” Getting pasted up with sensors can be an anxiety-producing experience for patients in the…
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Weaning the ‘Unweanable’
Resources Broomhead, C.J., Dilkes, M.G., & Monks, P.S. (1995). Use of the Hayek oscillator in a case of…