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Gilbert Camilleri

posted 10/09/2007, comments (6)

drinking coffee or any other kind of warm drink is good for asthma!!

hi my friends,Im new here . Im 28 years of age and Im from Malta .I noticed when I have asthma or starting to have symptoms , Ill drink something warm maybe tea , or coffee . It will make you a little bit relieve . Believe me it works for those who don;t know..:) I recommand you to try it ...it really works!!! Thanks send me back... Read more Chevron

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Fred Little

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posted 10/09/2007, comments (0)

Guidelines for doctors and nurses taking care of asthma patients

As asthma affects about 6% of the U.S. population, there is a need to provide guidelines to standardize care to asthmatics to get patients to feel the best they can. Recently, an expert panel of the National Institutes of Health released updated guidelines on care of adults and children with asthma. In this entry I would like to review some... Read more Chevron

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Sloane Miller

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posted 10/01/2007, comments (35)

The Inhaler Changeover

I knew it was coming: the change in my Albuterol rescue inhaler. I had gotten a letter from my insurance company stating that my inhaler was going to change in 2008. The American Lung Association states it thusly: "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has told makers of albuterol inhalers that they must stop using the... Read more Chevron

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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 09/06/2007, comments (0)

Exercise Induced Asthma Often Goes Undiagnosed

Study findings due to be published in the September issue of the Journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise were released yesterday. The study revealed that in a group of college athletes studied at Ohio State University, exercise-induced asthma, or EIA for short, was often not identified, even when there were existing... Read more Chevron

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Nancy Sanker

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posted 09/06/2007, comments (0)

Healthcare Professionals Must Become Salespeople If Parent Perceptions are to Change

A new study published in this month's Pediatrics reveals that parents are hesitant to give their children potentially life-changing asthma medications because they are not convinced they're needed and they are fearful of potential side effects. In fact, only about half of all prescribed preventive asthma medications were taken as... Read more Chevron

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