Patients with asthma should get an annual flu vaccine, and they should receive the vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia at least once. [For more information, see In-Depth Report #94: Colds and influenza.]
Patients with asthma and chronic allergic rhinitis may need to take medications daily. Patients with severe seasonal allergies may need to start medications a few weeks before the pollen season, and to continue medicine...
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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This is a clinical trial to study the effects of some asthma medications (including Advair) in patients who have both allergic rhinitis and asthma.... Read more »
This is a study to determine the effectiveness of a drug treatment on children with both persistent asthma that is active during allergy season and... Read more »
This is a three-week study to evaluate FEV1 following treatment with medications for children with asthma that is triggered by seasonal allergies.... Read more »