Side Effects Of Asthma Inhalers
Are Long Term Inhaled Steroids Safe?
Many patients are prescribed inhaled corticosteroids for asthma control. With good reason, patients are concerned about the long term effects of taking these medicines. In this entry I will review some information on the risks and benefits of taking inhaled steroids for asthma.
Adults
Inhaled steroids are an important part of a treatment plan for the majority of patients with asthma. They reduce the inflammation in the airways (breathing tubes) that narrow them and cause wheezing. They also reduc...
Expert & Community Posts
Playing It Safe
By Fred Little , Health Expert...patients are prescribed inhaled corticosteroids for asthma control. With good reason, patients... Read more »
Understanding Black Box Warnings for Asthma Medicines
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertSome of the most effective asthma medicines are inhaled steroids, and the downside to this is that... Read more »
Which Asthma Medication Is Best?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...get here on the site is some variation on, "Which asthma medicine is best?" So, I thought it... Read more »
Old, New and Future Approaches to Asthma Treatment
By Fred Little , Health ExpertNew approaches to asthma treatment Earlier last month, I attended an international conference on... Read more »
Theophylline: Revisiting An Old Asthma Treatment
By Fred Little , Health Expert...would like to discuss the use of theophylline for asthma both in the past and present. While... Read more »
Health Guide
Dry Powder Inhalers
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes the airways (bronchi) to produce excess mucus and close, making breathing difficult. Treatment has two main objectives: first, to... Read more »Asthma In Infants
What is asthma? Asthma is a disease in which the airways become blocked or narrowed. These effects are usually temporary, but they cause shortness of breath, breathing trouble and other symptoms. If... Read more »Meet Nancy Carol Sanker
...occasionally get stuck in a corner of life? Circle or square, the center of my life was my battle with severe asthma. I grew up during an era when managing asthma was an extremely difficult task.... Read more »MAP0004 Shows Promise for Aborting Migraines
...Migraine medication, via a hand-held, unique oral inhaler called Tempo. Temp looks somewhat like an asthma inhaler, but works differently. Rather than the patient having to time pumping the... Read more »Asthma in Adults: Long-Term Relief Medications
Long-Term Relief MedicationsThese medications are taken on a regular basis to prevent asthma attacks and control chronic symptoms.Inhaled CorticosteroidsCorticosteroids, also called glucocorticoids... Read more »Images
See what happens to your lungs when you have asthma.... Read more »
Medications
...(za-FEER-lew-kast)Uses Zafirlukast is used to prevent asthma symptoms and to decrease the... Read more »
...medication is used to control long-term (chronic) asthma and help decrease the number of asthma... Read more »
...years and older with breathing difficulties (e.g., asthma, bronchospasm). This drug is also used... Read more »
...does not work immediately and should not be used for asthma attacks. Use quick-relief... Read more »
...wheezing and shortness of breath that can occur with asthma. This medication is in a class of... Read more »
Related News
Inhalers Beat Pill for Asthma
February 16, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Daily treatment with an inhaled steroid is the best way to keep kids with asthma breathing easy. Government researchers arrived... Read summary »
Asthma Rates 50-Percent Higher in Those Overweight
May 16, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Here's another good reason to shed those extra pounds: Being overweight puts you at significantly higher risk for developing... Read summary »
Knocking Out Allergic Asthma
April 10, 2006CLEVELAND (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Sneezing, itching, watery eyes ... Allergies aren't fun -- especially when they cause asthma. Some people have... Read summary »
Unique Asthma Strikes Children
November 24, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research clarifies the link between a certain genetic variant and asthma in children. Although the variant has been known... Read summary »
Heating Up Asthma
October 11, 2006PHILADELPHIA (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- "I didn't learn to ride a bike until I was 12," Carol Burke says. "I never learned how to swim." Burke has... Read summary »
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