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Sloane Miller

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posted 07/21/2008, comments (0)

"100 Questions & Answers About Your Child's Asthma" book review

I've been reading 100 Questions & Answers about Your Child's Asthma by Claudia Plottel, MD and B Robert Feldman, MD. (Full disclosure: Dr Feldman was my pediatric allergist and is a relative).   The book is an excellent primer for parents of newly diagnosed children with asthma. An estimated 6.5 million children in the US are affected... Read moreChevron
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posted 07/14/2008, comments (0)

Update on Pulmicort : From Turbuhaler to Flexhaler

According to the recently revised National Institute of Health asthma guidelines, inhaled corticosteroids are the preferred class of controller medications for treating persistent asthma in all ages. Pulmicort Turbuhaler, a brand of budesonide, was approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for marketing in the US in 1997.   For... Read moreChevron
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posted 06/20/2008, comments (0)

Summer reruns

It seems as if my summer is beginning just as my winter did. Another URI, another round of antibiotics, breathing treatments and prednisone. I get my shots and my interaction with other people is limited since I've retired so I don't know what's up. Maybe my meds and my asthma has weakened my resistance..or maybe I'm just unlucky. All I do know... Read moreChevron
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posted 05/14/2008, comment (1)

Hello, I'm new here

Hi my name is Ann and I'm from Nebraska.  I have sever allergies w/asthma, and Vocal Cord Dysfunction (the triple whammy!).   I am looking forward to meeting everyone.   AnnNE
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posted 05/03/2008, comment (1)

Asthma: You Are Not Alone

More than 20 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with asthma. Death rates have decreased over the last 5 years but the numbers of hospitalizations and emergency department visits for asthma attacks have remained the same. African-Americans and Puerto Ricans continue to top the charts as the two ethnic groups most severely affected by... Read moreChevron
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