The 110mcg strength of Asmanex Twisthaler (mometasone furoate inhalation powder, from Schering-Plough), an inhaled corticosteroid, is now available for the maintenance treatment of asthma in patients 4-11 years of age.
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A fully updated edition of a widely respected classic on the diagnosis and management of asthma in a variety of patient subpopulations. Though this fifth edition continues to emphasize the definition, medications, and use of asthma…
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A federal ban on ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), to conform with the Clean Air Act, is, ironically, affecting 22.9 million people in the US who suffer from asthma. Generic inhaled albuterol, which is the most commonly …
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Healthcare analytics company SDI has launched Azma.com, an asthma information site geared toward consumers. Azma.com includes four-day forecasts for all US ZIP codes, disease-specific educational information, opt-in email alerts and an …
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After an asthma diagnosis at age 10, Vanderkaay grew up treating his lung condition at the same time that he trained to be a world-class swimmer. Fun Fact In the 2004-05 season, Vanderkaay and two of his brothers all swam together on …
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Most doctors and nurses are familiar with the diagnosis and treatment of asthma, but much less is known about exercise-induced asthma. As the name suggests, this condition is brought on only by exercise. If your child shows signs of …
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We were the first to report studies regarding adenosine receptor expression on inflammatory cells in peripheral blood and sputum in asthma patients and healthy controls, as well as sputum of COPD patients and asymptomatic smokers. …
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Asthma affects millions of people worldwide. It is one of the disease where the incidence of disease is increasing year by year. It is also the most common chronic disease affecting children. Here are some important facts about asthma…
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According to the Mayo Clinic, a well respected medical resource, and the American Family Physician, a newsletter from the American Academy of Family Physicians, childhood asthma has risen significantly in over the past few decades. …
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According to researchers in the US boys are more likely than girls to grow out of childhood asthma when they reach their teenage years.
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