Pesticides, antibacterials linked to asthma Rxs

Patients with high levels of urinary phenols, a compound typically found in pesticides and antibacterials, were more likely to be prescribed asthma medication, study findings suggest.....

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Wary of steroids: New asthma test helps doctors prescribe treatments

Fall and winter can wreak havoc on asthma sufferers. Parents of asthmatics know this, perhaps, better than anyone.
Inhaled corticosteroids, which might have an impact on children’s growth, are often used to treat the condition. But, for some, the therapy may be unnecessary.....

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Promising treatment for years-long hives
People with hives that recur for years and even decades might get relief from an allergy drug. Called omalizumab and marketed as Xolair, the drug inhibits the rogue antibody immunoglobulin E, which brings on persistent, intense itching and body-covering hives in some people.....

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