Environmentally friendly inhalers double the cost for people with asthma

Environmentally friendly asthma inhalers may be good for the atmosphere, but they have nearly doubled what people with asthma pay out of pocket for inhalers.
That’s the take-home message from a study led by Dr. Anupam Jena, an assistant professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School and an internist at Massachusetts General Hospital. The findings were published online today in JAMA Internal Medicine.....

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Asthma a serious problem in Tennesse

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT/TNS)  --  Asthma attacks routinely put 10,000 or more Tennesseans in the hospital each year. Spring pollen and other allergens impact the health of  thousands more. The Tennessee Department of Health’s Dr. Michael Warren says that in spite of effective treatments, asthma is a serious problem in the state.....

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Asthma Awareness Month and the Importance of Addressing Known Triggers and Airborne Irritants in the Workplace

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that between 100 and 150 million people across the globe have asthma and that deaths due to it now total over 180,000 each year. In the United States, the American Lung Association states that approximately 25 million people suffer from the disease. Globally, the rate of those with the condition has been on the increase and figures from the WHO indicate a 60% increase in asthma in just the U.S. since the early 1980s.....

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