It would be neat if asthma was like a sport. Instead of writing dry, humorless posts, we could write exciting and entertaining posts about our theories and herald new inventions like the new vaccine that's supposed to cure allergies.
Another thing sports writers do that's fun is make fake rankings like this. They have fun writing these, and we have fun reading them. So I thought, for the fun of it, to rank 10 asthma medicines from worst to best (in my humble opinion of course).
A cure for asthma is not likely. That's the bad news. The good news is that asthma deaths have decreased and advances in... Read more »
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... Read more »
Three out of every one hundred Americans take Glucocorticoids for medical conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder... Read more »
Chances are if you have asthma you have some degree of chronic (it's always there) inflammation in your air passages. Studies have... Read more »
Asthma treatment, as with many chronic diseases, is often a matter of trial and error. Experts know that most people with asthma respond... Read more »
In the U.S., more than 5 million children have asthma, 2.2 million children have food allergies and an estimated 10 million children have other... Read more »
A reader who has been taking the asthma med Advair wants to know if the drug could be responsible for her thinning, easily-bruised skin. According to... Read more »
A patient wants to know if the steroid prednisone can cause the heart to skip beats. Experts from the Mayo Clinic say that skipped beats can be... Read more »
Ah, summer camp. It either brings back fond memories of sing-alongs by the fire and archery lessons with new friends -- or swatting bat-sized... Read more »
Pediatricians, general practitioners, internists, allergists and pulmonologists can all treat asthma and allergies. Allergists or immunologists are... Read more »
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