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Death From Asthma
Bronchial asthma; Exercise-induced asthma
Treatment
The goal of treatment is to avoid the substances that trigger your symptoms and control airway inflammation. You and your doctor should work together as a team to develop and carry out a plan for eliminating asthma triggers and monitoring symptoms.
For information on treating asthma in children, see:
There are two basic kinds of medication for treating asthma:
- Control drugs to prevent...
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Asthma: You Are Not Alone
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Asthma drug study aborted due to deaths
Salmeterol, a long-acting beta agonist, led to a significant increase in asthma-related deaths, according to a clinical trial funded by... Read more »
Inner-City Children and Asthma: Asthma Triggers to Avoid
Asthma Fast Facts: Over 9 million U.S. children under 18 years of age (13%) have ever been diagnosed with asthma, and 6.5 million children... Read more »
Improper nebulizer use may lead to asthma complications
The improper use of home nebulizers may lead to serious asthma complications or death, a new study suggests. Researchers at Michigan State University... Read more »
Prognosis for Adult Asthma
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PrognosisAsthma is usually chronic, although it occasionally goes into long periods of remission. Long-term outlook generally depends on severity:In... Read more »
Report gives information on children's asthma
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control have released a report on the status of children's asthma. According to the report, asthma deaths have declined... Read more »
16 Interesting Asthma Facts You Should Know
Children do not typically outgrow asthma It is a common myth that a child will outgrow his asthma (despite what some Recovered Asthmatics might say as they light up a cigarette). In fact, 95 percent of children with persistent asthma still have...
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