Saturday, June 22, 2013

Suitable asthma and allergy drugs during pregnancy

During pregnancy, all drugs should be used with caution. During the first three months of pregnancy, it is better to avoid unnecessary drugs. For chronic diseases, certain drugs have been labelled safe to use throughout the period of pregnancy. In such situations, a doctor has to prescribe the suitable drug.....

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Can Air Pollution Cause Asthma in Kids? How About Autism?

We all know air pollution is not great for your health, but two new studies this week stressed just how bad it can be for children, infants and the developing fetus. Exposure to air pollution at a young age, these studies showed, can lead to an array of long-lasting health problems, including asthma and autism.....

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Nemours study: One third of children with poorly controlled asthma getting overdose of acid reducers

Of more than 22 million Americans who have been diagnosed with asthma, it is estimated that a large number also suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
As a result, it has become common practice to prescribe the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole, sometimes marketed as Prevacid, to people with poorly controlled asthma......

Read more at: jacksonville.com

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