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Common Asthma Maintenance Therapy
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Immunizations
Patients with asthma should get an annual flu vaccine, and they should receive the vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia at least once. [For more information, see In-Depth Report #94: Colds and influenza.]
Treating Seasonal Allergies and Sinusitis
Patients with asthma and chronic allergic rhinitis may need to take medications daily. Patients with severe seasonal allergies may need to start medications a few weeks before the pollen season, and to continue medicine...
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From Our Experts
How To Tell If Your Asthma Is Controlled
It's easy to think your asthma is controlled when it's not. We asthmatics like to forget we have asthma and go our merry way lives. It... Read more »
Six Common Christmas Asthma Triggers
Christmas is a humble Holiday where we spend time with our families, tell stories, teach virtues, and create memories. While the... Read more »
Common Virus May Cause Asthma
Able to leap tall buildings bound to their victims. Able to travel up to 100 miles per hour in your sneeze. Too small to be seen by the... Read more »
5 Common Types of Asthma Meds & Why You Should Use Them As...
It's frustrating for us RTs (and RNs and DRs too of course) when an asthmatic comes to see us in the ER and then we find out he stopped... Read more »
How to Avoid Common Holiday Asthma Triggers
Holidays are here and with the holidays come some staples: parties, drinking and fruitcake. If you have asthma, there are some holiday... Read more »
From Our Sources
The Top 10 States for Asthma and Allergy Safety in Schools
The top 10 states are: Connecticut New Jersey Vermont Rhode Island Massachusetts WashingtonMaryland New Mexico New York West... Read more »
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy uses a special chamber, sometimes called a pressure chamber, to increase the amount of oxygen in the blood. ... Read more »
Asthma Medications: Albuterol
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Quick-Relief MedicationsThese medications quickly control acute asthma attacks.Short-Acting Beta2-AgonistsBeta2-agonists do not reduce inflammation... Read more »
Common Cold
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
The common cold (also called viral rhinitis) is a viral infection, characterized by nasal congestion, a clear, runny nose, sneezing, scratchy throat... Read more »
Treatment Options for Childhood Asthma
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Childhood Asthma
Goals of Treatment of Childhood AsthmaThe major goal of asthma management is to maintain normal life with normal lung function. This can be... Read more »
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