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SOME MASKS USED IN CHILDREN'S ASTHMA TREATMENT NOT EFFECTIVE, RESEARCH SHOWS

February 6, 2006

Some face masks commonly used to help young children inhale asthma medicine are not effective, according to a new study by researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The results are reported in the current issue of Respiratory Care.
"With some masks, the amount of medicine available to the youngest children is severely decreased because of mask size, stiffness, and poor fit on the face," said Bruce Rubin, M.D., a professor of pediatrics. Rubin is a pediatric pulmonary specialist, a professor of biomedical engineering in the Wake Forest-Virginia Tech Biomedical Engineering & Sciences, and an aerosol scientist.
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