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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 07/08/2009, comments (0)

What You Need to Know About Asthma Drug Black Box Warnings

Black box warnings are a type of labeling that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA, for short) requires pharmaceutical companies to use when a drug has possible side effects that are dangerous, rather than just annoying. In the past couple of years, several asthma medications have received black box warnings and now there are more. The... Read more Chevron

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James Thompson, MD

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posted 06/29/2009, comments (0)

"When Can I Stop My Asthma Medication?"

This is a common question in my office and invariably leads to several minutes of discussion with asthma patients and parents. There is no cure for asthma and, contrary to widely held belief, people do not "outgrow" asthma. It took a long time for me to convince my asthmatic wife that asthma is life-long but, with good treatment, it may go into... Read more Chevron

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Nureet Cohen

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posted 06/26/2009, comments (0)

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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 06/17/2009, comments (5)

Asthma Research Update - Some of the Latest Studies About Asthma & Asthma Treatment

One of the silver linings to the fact that asthma has now reached epidemic proportions worldwide is that a lot of money is poured into research on asthma, its causes and its treatments. So, there are always new study reports being released. And as a result, treatment is moving forward at a steady pace. It's my dream that a cure for asthma will... Read more Chevron

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Rick Frea

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posted 06/17/2009, comments (0)

The Hygiene Hypothesis: Does Cleanliness Cause Asthma?

Asthma-like symptoms were recorded in the earliest forms of writings going all the way back 5,000 years. With all that history, it's hard to believe we only recently started coming up with viable "guesses" as to why some people develop asthma. My favorite guess is the hygiene hypothesis. The ancient... Read more Chevron

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