Inhalant Allergies
Corticosteroids are a good defense against asthma, but inhaling them brings a better outcome. According to a 16-week study of children ages 6 to 17, published in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, those using the inhaled steroid had more asthma-control days and reduced reliance on short-term inhalers.
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Quick-relief inhalers I: Over the counter (OTC) medications
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Inhalers Beat Pill for Asthma
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Daily treatment with an inhaled steroid is the best way to keep kids with asthma breathing easy. Government researchers arrived... Read more »
Clinical trial: Inhaled insulin+metformin versus inhaled insul...
This is a study to compare the safety and effectiveness of a combination of prandial inhaled insulin and metformin with the inhaled insulin and a... Read more »
Inhalation anthrax
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Inhalation (or respiratory) anthrax is an infectious disease brought on by breathing in the spores of the bacteria Bacillus anthracis.Alternative... Read more »
Inhaled Oxygen Shown Effective for Cluster Headaches
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Meconium aspiration (inhalation)
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
MAS; Meconium pneumonitis (inflammation of the lungs)SymptomsBluish skin color (cyanosis) in the infantBreathing problems Difficulty breathing (the... Read more »
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