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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Old Asthma Remedies

Clinical trial: Alair asthma control system

October 02, 2008
This is a study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Alair system in the treatment of asthma. This international study is currently recruiting patients. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Theophylline: Revisiting An Old Asthma Treatment
By Fred Little , Health Expert

In this entry, I would like to discuss the use of theophylline for asthma both in the past and... Read more »

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Guidelines for doctors and nurses taking care of asthma patients
By Fred Little , Health Expert

As asthma affects about 6% of the U.S. population, there is a need to provide guidelines to... Read more »

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Asthma: Advances in Medications this Decade
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

A cure for asthma is not likely. That's the bad news. The good news is that asthma deaths have... Read more »

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Serevent and Foradil: Why Aren’t They Worried About COPD’ers?
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert

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How to Live a Life Without (Asthma) Limits
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

As I've mentioned previously, May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, as designated by the... Read more »

Health Guide

Adult Asthmatics Dismissing their Asthma Symptoms: Doubting Thomas Comic
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 Frea's personal blog Read more »
Rick Frea: Asthma Sufferer and Respiratory Therapist Intro Comic
Read the full text of "Hi. I'm Your Neighborhood Respiratory Therapist" and leave a comment!  Read All Rick Frea's Posts  Visit the Respiratory Therapist Cave Read more »
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Read the full text of "Meet Joe Goofus: The Asthmatic You Don't Want to Be (But Probably Are)" and leave a comment! Read All of Rick Frea's Posts Visit Respiratory Therapist Cave 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 »
Meet Dr. Busse
Dr. Paula J. Busse is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Clinical Immunology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.  She sees patients with a variety of allergic... Read more »

Images

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Image of Asthmatic Lungs

See what happens to your lungs when you have asthma.... Read more »

Medications

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This medication improves breathing by opening air passages in the lungs. It is used in the... Read more »

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This drug relaxes the smooth muscle in the lungs and dilates airways to improve breathing. It is... Read more »

Related News

Flovent HFA receives FDA approval for children
October 02, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Flovent HFA for the treatment of asthma in children ages 4 to 11. More than 4 million children suffer... Read summary »

Clinical trial: Advair vs. Serevent in patients of African descent
October 02, 2008

GlaxoSmithKline is conducting a clinical trial to see if fluticasone propionate plus salmeterol (Advair) is better than fluticase propionate alone... Read summary »

FDA approves new asthma treatment
October 02, 2008

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Foradil Certihaler for the treatment of asthma. Foradil Certihaler is a dry-powder inhaler that is... Read summary »

Once-daily steroid cream treats asthma symptoms
October 02, 2008

A new steroid cream is a safe and effective treatment for asthma, a new study says. Indacaterol is a once-daily skin cream that helps reduce the... Read summary »

New treatments improve control of childhood asthma
March 24, 2009

A U.S. study has found that treatments introduced in the past ten years have dramatically improved the way childhood asthma is managed. Researchers... Read summary »