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There are occasions in my Allergy/Asthma practice when patients ask about a medication by name. I bristle a bit when I suspect that this... Read more »
There was a reason why one of my former partners and mentors referred to October as "Horrible October". Something about the 10th month of... Read more »
Being a gallant asthmatic means more than simply taking all your medicines compliantly and having an Asthma Action Plan. It also involves... Read more »
As asthma affects about 6% of the U.S. population, there is a need to provide guidelines to standardize care to asthmatics to get patients... Read more »
In this entry, I would like to discuss the use of theophylline for asthma both in the past and present. While this medication has fallen... Read more »
Read the full text of The Doubting Thomas Asthmatic and leave a comment! Read all of Rick Frea's Posts Visit Respiratory Therapist Cave, Rick... Read more »
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 »
These are the asthmatics who, regardless of how compliant they are with their preventative medicines, still have bad asthma episodes. We don't know... Read more »
Have questions or comments? Click here. Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) listened to presentations and comments from several members... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested that asthma drugs in the leukotriene receptor agonists category be given a "precaution" on... Read more »