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Asthma: Is the Outlook Better for Older Males?

"Doc, will I outgrow my asthma?"   This question is frequently asked by patients and parents in my office. I usually respond by saying: "Clinical research has uncovered genes that are the likely cause of asthma. We do not outgrow our genes but the activity of our genes may vary over time. We may therefore have remission periods which... Read moreChevron
posted 09/01/2008, comments (13)|
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Can Asthma Medicines Be Used as "Performance Enchancers?"

Dara Torres has asthma, just like her father, says a story in the New York Times. But for years, she had been training and competing with coughing and difficulty breathing. When she finally started taking asthma medicine, "she realized how much, and how needlessly, she had been suffering."   But her newly found breathing capacity came with... Read moreChevron
posted 08/13/2008, comments (5)|
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Asthma and the Olympics: Air Quality May Be A Major Obstacle

Olympic athletes go through years of training and physical conditioning in anticipation of competing against others that have the same goals: to bring home the gold medal. This year the summer Olympics in Beijing will present a few other challenges for its participants representing more than 200 nations. Heat, humidity and smog are expected to be... Read moreChevron
posted 08/06/2008, comments (0)|
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James Thompson, MD

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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
posted 07/14/2008, comments (11)|
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James Thompson, MD

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Risk of Asthma in Infants and Toddlers that Wheeze

New Asthma NIH guidelines recommend early intervention in controlling inflammation associated with asthma. Inhaled steroids are the preferred controller medication in every age group. Pediatricians and family doctors are often hesitant to label a preschooler with the diagnosis of asthma out of concern that wheezing may not be permanent and, in... Read moreChevron
posted 07/02/2008, comments (0)|
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