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October 03, 2008
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COPD and Spiriva: How to Maximize its Effectiveness
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...Rescue and Prevention When I ask patients what their inhalers do, they always respond, at first,... Read more »
Bye-Bye CFC Inhalers, Hello HFA Inhalers for COPD
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...comply with this ruling scientists developed CFC-free inhalers, known as hydrofluoroalkane (HFA)... Read more »
New Study Finds...5 Things You Can Do to Keep it Together
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...know, the one that says if you take Atrovent or Spiriva, you're more likely to have a heart... Read more »
5 Common Types of Asthma Meds & Why You Should Use Them As Prescribed
By Rick Frea , Health Expert...frustrating when an asthmatic comes in only because his inhaler ran out. We know that most of... Read more »
Just Diagnosed with COPD -- Your Three Next Steps
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...bronchodilator to expand the lungs, often in the form of an inhaler, such as Advair or Spiriva.... Read more »
Health Guide
Asthma Treatment
...administered with a nebulizer (a device that administers the drug in a fine spray) or given hourly with an inhaler. Studies are suggesting the use of inhaler is equally or possibly more effective... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Medications
...daily inhalation, and evidence suggests it may be particularly effective for COLD patients. A single inhaler containing both ipratropium and the common beta2-agonist albuterol (Combivent) may... Read more »Asthma Treatment in Children
...fine spray). Studies suggest, however, that even very small children may be able to use metered-dose inhalers (MDIs), which are just as effective and more convenient than nebulizers. (Intravenous... Read more »Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
...use improves lung function, and these agents may also have some adverse effects with long-term use. Inhalers that combine a long-acting beta2-agonists and a corticosteroid (Advair, Seretide,... Read more »Asthma in Adults: Long-Term Relief Medications
...of inhaled drugs. These steroids are sometimes combined with a long-acting beta2-agonist in a single inhaler.The FDA approved a new inhaled corticosteroid, mometasone furoate (Asmanex) in 2005.The... Read more »
Medications
...used for asthma attacks. Use quick-relief medicines/inhalers for sudden shortness of breath or... Read more »
This medication is an anticholinergic agent inhaled into the lungs where it opens up breathing... Read more »
...of cancer and heart disease. Use only the special inhaler device provided with this medication.... Read more »
This medication is an anticholinergic agent inhaled into the lungs where it opens up breathing... Read more »
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Liver Transplant Recipients Benefit from Nitric Oxide
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Inhaled Chemotherapy
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