Different Types Of Asthma
Which Asthma Medication Is Best?
One of the most common questions we get here on the site is some variation on, "Which asthma medicine is best?" So, I thought it might be helpful to write a post that addresses this issue for asthma. (A similar post on the Allergy site continues to be one of the most viewed posts I've ever written.)
There are many different types of asthma medicines on the market, with more being added regularly, so I know it can get confusing. There is no one right answer to the question of the best asthma m...
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Expert & Community Posts
5 Next Steps For Adults Newly Diagnosed With Asthma
By Romelia Walters , Health Expert...pages on adult asthma basics and the page with the different types of asthma medication you... Read more »
Allergy Research Update: More Evidence for the Asthma-Allergy Link
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert...having allergies increases the risk for developing asthma. Now, new research provides more... Read more »
Is Severe Asthma More Than Just a Classification?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertThe NIH's treatment guidelines for asthma classify asthma by severity, with severe persistent... Read more »
Tips for Avoiding Outdoor Asthma Triggers This Spring
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertWhen you have asthma, your body overreacts to certain substances or situations and produces... Read more »
Asthma and Pollen Season
By Fred Little , Health Expert...most parts of the country. Seasonal pollens and asthma As discussed in an earlier blog,... Read more »
Health Guide
Poor Patient Asthmatics: Asthma Patients Who Need Better Doctors
Poor Patient Asthmatics would take better care of their asthma if they knew how. They need help developing a good asthma action plan for themselves. They may even need to be prescribed different... Read more »The Gallant Asthmatic: The Perfect Asthma Patient
These asthmatics are a doctor's best patients. They have their bronchodilator with them at all times, but only use it when necessary. They religiously take their controller, anti-inflammatory... Read more »The Recovered: Asthma Symptom-Free And Reckless
People don't "outgrow" their asthma. Asthma is a chronic illness and there is no cure. If you had asthma, but you no longer have asthma symptoms, chances are that you still have asthma.But Recovered... Read more »The Doubting Thomas Asthmatic: Adults Newly Diagnosed With Asthma
Asthma is often believed to be a children's disease that you either outgrow as an adult or never develop once you're an adult. But that is not the case.People who develop adult asthma are often... Read more »The Hard-Luck Asthmatic: Their Asthma Is Difficult to Control
These are the asthmatics who, regardless of how compliant they are with their preventative medicines, still have bad asthma episodes. We don't know what bum luck would cause some asthmatics to get so... Read more »Images
See what happens to your lungs when you have asthma.... Read more »
Medications
...years and older with breathing difficulties (e.g., asthma, bronchospasm). This drug is also used... Read more »
...products you may use, especially of: certain types of asthma drugs (e.g., albuterol, ... Read more »
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Asthma Linked to PTSD
May 16, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be a link between asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A new study from Columbia University looked at... Read summary »
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Does asthma show up in chest X-rays?
April 28, 2009A reader wants to know if asthma flares can be seen on common chest X-rays. According to CNN's Dr. Jennifer Shu, asthma itself cannot be seen on this... Read summary »
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