A Small Number Of Parents Know How to Use Their Child's Asthma Medication, Study Finds

A new study finds that most parents who assist their children with inhaled asthma medications don't know all the proper instructions.
"Of the 10 steps for accurate technique, we were surprised to learn that only one out of 169 caregivers knew all 10 steps," said study author Dr. Marina Reznik, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City.....

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Families, children learn about living with asthma

Marie Dearie had one goal on Saturday: learning how to better manage her daughter's asthma.
Her 9-year-old daughter Sabrina had another goal: to play basketball.
Both had their chance at Scranton High School on Saturday as part of the Healthy Hoops program, which featured health screenings, asthma education and a basketball clinic.....

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Mandela Movie Star Idris Elba In Hospital

The actor, who plays Nelson Mandela in a new film about his life, suffers an asthma attack ahead of a premiere in South Africa.
The star of the new Nelson Mandela movie is recovering in hospital after suffering an asthma attack on his way to the film's South African premiere.....

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