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Treating The Lung Inflammation In Asthma
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"100 Questions & Answers About Your Child's Asthma" book review
I've been reading 100 Questions & Answers about Your Child's Asthma by Claudia Plottel, MD and B Robert Feldman, MD. (Full disclosure:... Read more »
Evolution of Asthma: More Than Just a Lung Disease
Asthma has traditionally been considered a disorder of the lungs. This makes sense since a tell-tale sign of this disease is difficulty... Read more »
How Are the Lungs Affected by Stress?
"You're just like everybody else... Pressure!" So sang Billy Joel in his 1982 hit. Joel also has asthma. Perhaps he didn't know... Read more »
COPD and asthma: What's the difference?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is, I think, one of the most misunderstood common lung diseases. It is very important, as it... Read more »
So What is Asthma? Here's Our Updated Definition
Even during my short lifespan the definition of asthma has changed quite a bit. It's important we asthmatics keep up on the current... Read more »
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Tiniest Pollution Particles Spur Asthma Inflammation
Ultrafine particles of pollution near highways boost asthma symptoms, researchers have found. Scientists in Los Angeles found that the smallest... Read more »
Clinical trial: Obesity, Inflammation, and Asthma Meds
This is a study to observe the links between lung inflammation, obesity, and the effects those conditions have on the way a patient responds to... Read more »
Bronchodilatoracholics: Frequently Using their Quick-Relief As...
A bronchdodilator is a quick-relief asthma medicine that relaxes the airways in the lungs so it's easier to breathe. They are often prescribed in... 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... Read more »
Once-daily steroid cream treats asthma symptoms
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 more »
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