Children in asthma hotspots more likely to experience exercise-induced wheeze

Asthmatic children in New York City neighborhoods with high rates of asthma make many more visits to the emergency room (ER) than those who live in other parts of the city. While socioeconomic factors such as lack of adequate preventive care are part of the equation (high-asthma neighborhoods tend to be lower income), new research points to a possible biological basis for the disparity. Asthmatic children living in asthma hotspots were twice as likely to experience a common symptom known as exercise-induced wheeze than were those in neighborhoods with lower asthma rates.....

Keep reading at: news-medical.net



Childhood asthma on the rise

SINGAPORE - This year has been a particularly bad one for 10-year-old Apple Nur Azrina who suffers from asthma. She was hospitalised four times in three months for acute asthma attacks when her wheezing spiralled out of control. Her frequent absence from classes has also taken a toll on her schoolwork.....

Continue reading at: todayonline.com



Aptar Pharma dose indicator selected for new asthma combination therapy

Aptar Pharma, developer and manufacturer of nasal and pulmonary drug delivery devices, has developed a customized Dose Indicator for Flutiform®, a SkyePharma product licensed to Mundipharma Intl. Corp. Ltd. in Europe.....

Read more here: healthcarepackaging.com