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Prednisone And Asthma
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Keeping Your Asthma in The Green and not the Red
Asthma action plans In this entry, I would like to discuss the role of ‘action plans' in the care of patients with asthma. Since asthma... Read more »
Steroids May Reduce Your Chances for Another Severe Asthma Attack
Asthma attacks, especially severe ones, are a constant threat when you have asthma. Many asthmatics end up in the hospital at some point in... Read more »
The Top 10 Asthma Medicines
It would be neat if asthma was like a sport. Instead of writing dry, humorless posts, we could write exciting and entertaining posts... Read more »
Asthma Allies Here To Help: Introducing Gerri Rivers
Gerri Rivers and Romelia Rodriguez Walters are your Asthma Allies! The two certified asthma educators are joining MyAsthmaCentral.com to... Read more »
Understanding Cough Variant Asthma
Cough variant asthma, or CVA for short, is a less common form of asthma that is characterized by the fact that its only symptom is a... Read more »
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Can asthma medications cause the heart to skip beats?
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 »
Asthma
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention In some cases, asthma episodes can be prevented by avoiding or minimizing exposure to triggers. These include environmental triggers such... Read more »
Q&A: Can asthma drugs cause thin skin?
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 »
Inhaled Steroids Don't Prevent Asthma Attacks: Study
Many doctors recommend taking a double dose of inhaled steroids in order to get an impending asthma attack under control, but a new study suggests it... Read more »
Asthma Medications: Albuterol
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Quick-Relief MedicationsThese medications quickly control acute asthma attacks.Short-Acting Beta2-AgonistsBeta2-agonists do not reduce inflammation... Read more »
5 Signs Your Shortness of Breath Was Misdiagnosed as Asthma
You are taking asthma medications and they are not helping If you have been prescribed inhalers, such as a quick-relief inhaler and/or a controller inhaler, and they are not working, you are likely experiencing something other than asthma. You...
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