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‘Kids With Asthma’ Hit The Web: “A new interactive, kid-friendly website: http://www.kidswithasthma.com.au has been launched by the National Asthma Council Australia to give kids with asthma and their parents the low down on all-things asthma-related, including basic facts, diagnosis, asthma medications, management and FAQs.”
Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, October 11, 2008I have watched with interest your readers’ responses to the Oct. 2 editorial, “Private clinics and insurers are part of the Canadian health care system.” I wonder whether the public realizes that the patients seeking treatment or diagnosis in private facilities frequently end up back in the public system.
As a doctor in a community hospital, I have…
We have seen more and more children coming into our emerg dept. with respiratory issues, so it may be time to brush up on Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
It is probaby the most common cause of pneumonia and bronchiolitis in children under the age of 1. Symptons can include runny nose,fever, cough, and wheezing.
To get more info, head on over to this excellent lung disease info site found HERE
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Heliox has a lower density than that of air and therefore aids in the distribution of aerosolized particles such as salbutamol into the distal airways in asthmatics due in part to laminar flow.
But heliox has also been found to be beneficial in patients with COPD.
In the November issue of the Journal of Applied Physiology, a group of researchers found that exercise tolerance improves significantly in patients suffering from COPD.
You can read more about their findings here.
Despite its increasing cost, the following study found a benefit in its use both in improved spirometry values, and in improved airflow.
You can find a pdf version of the article printed in the “American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Vol 165. pp. 1317-1321, (2002)
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To read more about the treatment of asthma, I point you to the CMAJ consensus report.
