Life for asthmatics has improved incrementally since the first asthma guidelines were created in 1989. Doctors are now better equipped to manage asthma, and we asthmatics are better able to breathe easy during the course of a day.
But just like with anything there's room for improvement. Asthma rates continue to grow, now effecting 54 of every 1000 children. Asthma rates tend to be higher in poor and minority neighborhoods. The overall cost of asthma per year is estimated to be...
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It feels lately like there's always some kind of "bad news" in the headlines about one asthma medication or another. Asthma is a disease... Read more »
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Have questions or comments? Click here. Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) listened to presentations and comments from several members... Read more »
A class of asthma drugs known as long-acting beta agonists may be beneficial for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new... Read more »
Source: First DataBank
Generic Name: FLUTICASONE/SALMETEROL INHALATION DISK - ORAL Pronounced: (flew-TICK-uh-sone/sal-MET-er-all) Warning Rarely, serious (sometimes... Read more »
New guidelines published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine stress the importance of managing asthma symptoms during pregnancy. Dr.... Read more »
A mother-to-be wants to know if it is safe to treat asthma symptoms with Flovent, Claritin, and albuterol while breast-feeding. International... Read more »
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