School Calendar Accurately Predicts Child Asthma Flare-Ups

Retail clinicians should use a school calendar to help pinpoint when children with asthma may present with worse symptoms.
Results of a recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggest that children with asthma experience troubling flare-ups whenever school reopens after a break.....

Read more here: contemporaryclinic.pharmacytimes.com

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Young Asthma sufferers – stay safe in the cold

As half term hits and hundreds of children head for the outdoors parents and carers are being asked to keep an eye on their little ones if they have asthma.

-    One in 11 children has asthma and it is the most common long-term medical condition.
-    Children under the age of five account for the highest number of attendances to A&E.
-    Cold weather is a major trigger for asthma symptoms.

Read more here: eastleicestershireandrutlandccg.nhs.uk

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New Study Links Usage of Tylenol during Pregnancy and Infancy to Asthma in Children

Paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen (APAP), or as many people recognize it, Tylenol®, is the recommended analgesics for pregnant women and for infants. However, recent studies have shown that prenatal and infant exposure to APAP could include a higher risk for that child developing asthma.....

Read more here: dailydose.pharmacy.pitt.edu