Drug reduces hospitalizations and cost of treating young children with sickle

Drug reduces hospitalizations and cost of treating young children with sickle

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A drug proven effective for treatment of adults and children with sickle cell anemia reduced hospitalizations and cut annual estimated medical costs by 21 percent for affected infants and toddlers, according to an analysis led by St. Jude Children's …
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Telemonitoring Comes to Asthma Care

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BALTIMORE — A device for remote monitoring of asthma inhaler use reduced need for emergency and hospital care, interim results from a randomized trial showed. Inpatient days were reduced to 0.087 per person per year with use of the device versus 0.225 …
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ACE Inhibitors Linked to Severe Allergic Reactions

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BALTIMORE — Antihypertensive treatment with ACE inhibitors may prime oral allergy syndrome patients for severe reactions, a case-report suggested. One patient on lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril) for a decade went into anaphylaxis after eating an apple …
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