New research shows that GPs need to recognise occupational asthma

A new report published today in the scientific journal, Occupational Medicine, finds that many people who develop work related asthma are not correctly diagnosed by GPs.
Work related factors cause one in ten cases of asthma in adults but an audit of patient records suggests that GPs do not recognise this in three quarters of patients.....

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Walk raises awareness of asthma in Valley

A group pushing for government action on asthma and other disease made a stop in Los Banos.
The group, which consists of health care workers, members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West Union and others, sought to bring awareness as members traveled from Fresno to Sacramento, with stops scheduled in Chowchilla and Dos Palos.....

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New blood test refines asthma treatment

New blood tests that will better match asthma patients to the right medication are being developed by Hamilton and Vancouver researchers.
The tests, expected to be ready by early 2014, will pinpoint which patients have more severe asthma and require stronger medications.....

Source: metronews.ca