Doctors at The Cochrane Collaboration, an organization that evaluates medical trials, have found that patients who use inhaled steroids (Beclovent, Pulmicort, and Flovent) had an average of three fewer major asthma flare-ups per year than those who used inhaled cromolyn (Intal). Steroid patients also used their "rescue" inhalers less and scored significantly higher on lung-function tests.
Read moreTick...tick...tick...Do you hear it? That's the sound of the clock ticking down to December 31, 2008 - the day some of the inhaled... Read more »
It would be neat if asthma was like a sport. Instead of writing dry, humorless posts, we could write exciting and entertaining posts... Read more »
Like it or not, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made it official that seven classic asthma and COPD medicines will be phased out... Read more »
Although asthma death rates have declined, it continues to be a leading cause of missed work and school in the United States. The National... Read more »
According to the Boston Globe, testing has now started on an inhaled version of bone-building medicine Forteo. For those who take it, seems... Read more »
This is a study to compare the safety and effectiveness of a combination of prandial inhaled insulin and metformin with the inhaled insulin and a... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Inhalation (or respiratory) anthrax is an infectious disease brought on by breathing in the spores of the bacteria Bacillus anthracis.Alternative... Read more »
Cluster headaches are so painful that they've been called "suicide headaches." At this time, the only treatment that's FDA approved for the acute... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Meconium aspiration syndrome is a serious condition in which a newborn breathes a mixture of meconium and amniotic fluid into the lungs around the... Read more »
A new study suggests that inhaled corticosteroids may increase the risk of diabetes--particularly among people who take high doses. Researchers found... Read more »
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