Asthma Treatment

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Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by tight airways -- a result of airway hyper-responsiveness. »

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Inhaler Use for Asthma
The death rate from asthma has increased 46% in the last decade, in spite of treatment advances. A major cause of this... »

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An Orange a Day!
A study in the April 2000 issue of Thorax found that eating citrus fruit or kiwi might reduce asthma symptoms in... »
Asthma and Calcium
Inhaled steroids may be important for treating asthma, but they may also decrease bone mass in the children who use... »
Asthma and Reflux
If your child has asthma, you should consider whether your child might also have reflux. More evidence of the... »
Asthma Drug May Prevent Migraines
Singulaire (montelukast sodium), a commonly used asthma medicine approved to treat children over 2 years of age, is... »
Asthma Treatment
Nebulizer machines were once the mainstay of asthma treatment for those with serious asthma, but they are gradually... »
Asthma, Steroids, Growth, and Height
If children take standard amounts of inhaled steroids to prevent asthma flare-ups, do they end up shorter than their... »
Beyond Medicine For Asthma
Changes in the home environment can be as powerful as medications in treating asthma, according to an exciting study in... »
Breathing for Two
What happens when women with asthma get pregnant? Does their asthma get better or worse? Should they use more asthma... »