Asthma Medications Side Effects
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October 03, 2008
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Theophylline: Revisiting An Old Asthma Treatment
By Fred Little , Health Expert...treatments -- most of the drugs had significant side effects because they didn't directly target... Read more »
Are Long Term Inhaled Steroids Safe?
By Fred Little , Health Expert...reason, patients are concerned about the long term effects of taking these medicines. In this... Read more »
Healthcare Professionals Must Become Salespeople If Parent Perceptions are to Change
By Nancy Sanker , Health Expert...they're needed and they are fearful of potential side effects. In fact, only about half of all... Read more »
Old, New and Future Approaches to Asthma Treatment
By Fred Little , Health Expert...through the blood stream, thus potentially causing side effects in the rest of the body. The... Read more »
Asthma Medication Issues - How Do You Know What's Safe?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...suicide. And yes, asthma medications CAN cause side effects. But, is there truly cause for... Read more »
Health Guide
Singulair Suicide Risk Analysis
...breathing tubes of asthmatics but also contribute to airway narrowing (bronchospasm). Together these effects reduce wheezing and shortness of breath in asthmatics.What happened?In the Spring of... Read more »Asthma Medications: Albuterol
...standard drugs. Studies have indicated that levalbuterol is as effective as albuterol with fewer side effects. The original formulation of Xopenex was administered with a nebulizer. A new... Read more »Asthma in Children and Adolescents: Quick-Relief Medications
...administered with a nebulizer, and studies have indicated that it is as effective as albuterol with fewer side effects. The original formulation of Xopenex was administered with a nebulizer. A new... Read more »Asthma in Adults: Long-Term Relief Medications
...it possible to provide effective local anti-inflammatory activity in the lungs with minimal systemic effects. (Oral steroids have considerable side effects.) They are currently recommended as the... Read more »Asthma in Children and Adolescents: Long-Term Relief Medications
...it possible to provide effective local anti-inflammatory activity in the lungs with minimal systemic effects. (Oral steroids have considerable side effects.) They are currently recommended as the... Read more »
Medications
...beta-blockers (e.g., propranolol, labetalol, timolol) other drugs for asthma (e.g.,... Read more »
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Knocking Out Allergic Asthma
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Heating Up Asthma
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Asthma Rates 50-Percent Higher in Those Overweight
May 16, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Here's another good reason to shed those extra pounds: Being overweight puts you at significantly higher risk for developing... Read summary »
Breast not Best for Asthma
March 19, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be lots of good reasons to breastfeed your baby, but protecting him from asthma apparently isn't one of them. A large... Read summary »
Children Looking to Enhance Performance too
July 13, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Some kids are willing to do anything to excel in sports. A new study reports more than one in 100 11-year-olds admit to using... Read summary »
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