Could your pet have asthma?

Just like people, it is possible for both dogs and cats to suffer from allergic bronchial airway disease, otherwise known as asthma. While this condition has been documented to occasionally occur in dogs, the clinical diagnosis of asthma is much more commonly made in feline medicine.....

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Adverse drug reactions in children following use of asthma medications

ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS
In a new study based on EU adverse drug reaction reports, researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark now document that children's use of asthma medications may result in serious adverse drug reactions. The risk of adverse drug reactions is not fully documented in the pre-marketing clinical trials. The new study has been published in the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy.....

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Childhood Obesity and Risk of Allergy or Asthma

As childhood obesity becomes a growing issue, so do other potential conditions associated with it.
A recent study looked at the relationship between obesity and a child’s risk of developing allergies or an asthmatic condition. Looking at what the authors perceived to be a growing trend of not only an increase in the number obese children but those suffering from new or worsening allergies the authors said they were looking for a link which could help treat the pediatric patients.....

Read more here: hcplive.com