In this entry, I would like to discuss how individuals with asthma are affected in the cold months of the year. While most of this applies to those who live in temperate climates with cold winters, the indoor triggers that can lead to more asthma symptoms will affect asthmatics in tropical climates as well.
Main indoor asthma triggersIn... Read more
In this entry, I would like to discuss some recent findings on two similar medications that have significantly changed the landscape of asthma treatment (both from the clinician and patient perspectives). Salmeterol (brand name: Serevent) and formoterol (brand name: Foradil) are long acting bronchodilators in the beta-2 agonist class. They help... Read more
In this entry, I would like to provide a little background and updated information on the association between swimming in chlorinated pools and asthma in childhood. Compared to the attention that allergies, exercise, and other environmental factors have received regarding their association with asthma, pool chlorine has not been in the "forefront"... Read more
In this entry, I would like to discuss some recent findings on the association with "rhinitis" - inflammation of the nasal passages that often causes runny nose and congestion -- and asthma. In an earlier entry, I reviewed the connection between allergies and asthma. Over 2/3 of asthmatics have allergies, which often cause symptoms in the form of... Read more
A new "anatomic" treatment for severe asthmaIn this entry, I would like to provide a little background on a new treatment for severe asthma. Most asthma treatments are directed at avoiding triggers and taking medications that decrease inflammation and open up (dilate) twitchy breathing tubes (airways) -- both are key features of asthma that cause... Read more
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