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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 04/21/2008, comments (0)

Asthma Medication Issues - How Do You Know What's Safe?

It feels lately like there's always some kind of "bad news" in the headlines about one asthma medication or another. Asthma is a disease that benefits greatly from being treated, but do asthma medications actually do more harm than good? That's the question you might be asking yourself. After all, just in the past year, we've heard about... Read more Chevron

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Fred Little

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posted 04/02/2008, comments (0)

Old, New and Future Approaches to Asthma Treatment

New approaches to asthma treatment Earlier last month, I attended an international conference on clinical and research advances in asthma and allergic diseases. There are some exciting new prospects on the horizon for asthma treatment. In this entry, I would like to provide a summary of a few of these candidates and how they compare to currently... Read more Chevron

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Sloane Miller

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posted 03/31/2008, comment (1)

Singulair and the FDA: Are they keeping us safe?

Did you see the reports last week that Singulair was going to be investigated by the Food and Drug Administration for reports of a "casual relationship" between the drug and suicidality? According to the FDA's report on the asthma drug: "FDA is investigating a possible association between the use of Singulair and... Read more Chevron

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Nancy Sanker

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posted 03/31/2008, comment (1)

Singulair and Asthma: Getting Scared Smart

My e-mail is buzzing. "Have you seen the news about Singulair? Are you worried?" The short answer is, "No, I'm not concerned at all." Maybe you're concerned - now is the time to get scared smart. This is not the first or the last time there will be press releases like the one released from Merck linking use... Read more Chevron

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Fred Little

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posted 03/05/2008, comments (0)

Patient Requests for Asthma and Allergy Medicine

There are occasions in my Allergy/Asthma practice when patients ask about a medication by name. I bristle a bit when I suspect that this inquiry was driven by an advertisement on television or in print. In an unconscious way, I feel that my control over the "menu of care" that I have crafted for my patient is being intruded on by an... Read more Chevron

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