Asthma treatment

http://www.healasthma.com past six monthsthe past twelve months Search Hint Connecting terms with OR broadens your search to give more results …more on search operators – . St Cloud Times Metro – Dana’s daily pick Times photo by Paul Middlestaedt The Alpha Centauri band members Nick Steffens (left) George Brisse, John Knauss, Grant Kluempke and Lance Conrad will perform Saturday at Java Z.Bands are sure to rock crowds tonight It’s another good night for music here in St. Cloud.All-agers can catch The Alpha Centauri’s CD release party at a show that starts at tonight at Java Z for the band’s first CD, “Even Stars Die.” The… . (Walnut Creek, CA) – DUBLIN SCHOOL ACCUSED OF HEALTH DISCRIMINATION A Livermore family has filed suit against a Dublin private school it claims turned away their son because he requires asthma medication.Lynn Alvarez said she thought the Fountainhead Montessori School would be a great place for her -year-old son, Jeremy.Alvarez and her husband looked at five or six schools before settling on Fountainhead because of its atmosphere and proximity to Jeremy’s grandparents, she said. Then a school administrator called in , saying a… . The Palm Beach Post – TOBACCO DRAINS OUR STRENGTH, TREASURY This is about Big Tobacco and secondhand smoke. Did you know that even a surgical mask can’t filter out tobacco particulates? And we don’t even have to see or smell the smoke to have it harm us, my lung doctor says.I’ve tried to get away from passive smoke for a quarter-century (doctors’ orders) but know I’m losing. As of last month, I now have to carry oxygen wherever I go, and I never smoked. Who do you suppose is paying for my… . Syracuse Herald-Journal ASK THE PHARMACIST QUESTION I use a severent inhaler for my asthma along with a steroid inhaler. I am in pretty good control, but was told by my physician that in case of an acute attack I should not use my severent. Why is that?ANSWER Severent is a long-acting drug generally used twice daily to help prevent asthma symptoms from occurring, or as needed before exercise.The reason you shouldn’t use it for acute distress is because it takes about minutes to work. For an acute attack you… . ASTHMA GAINING THE UPPER HAND THE CONDITION, WHICH USUALLY SURFACES IN CHILDHOOD, CAN BE CONTROLLED THROUGH MEDICINE AND BY CAREFULLY WATCHING OUT FOR THE FACTORS THAT TRIGGER ATTACKS At the young age of , Damon Humphrey didn’t understand why he was gasping for air as he lay on the couch one afternoon. His mother admits she didn’t understand it either, and she was frightened by the sight. “I thought I was going to lose him … he was lifting his whole body off the couch just to get air. It was very frightening to watch your child do that just to get air into his lungs,” recalls his mom, Rosalind.A few months later,… SCHERING-PLOUGH FORESEES MODERATE PROFITS IN Schering-Plough Corp. said Tuesday it sees earnings from continuing operations “comfortably above” . a share, and profit growth in the ”low to mid-teens.”The Madison, N.J.-based drugmaker is expected to earn . a share in based on the average forecast of analysts surveyed by IBES International Inc.The company said its asthma-drug inhaler, Proventil, is likely to face competition from a lower-priced… Earnings Wrapup Copley settlement drags earnings Copley settlement drags earnings Copley Pharmaceutical Inc. of Canton yesterday announced it has reached an . million agreement in principle to settle the shareholder class action suit related to a recall of an asthma drug. The proposed . million settlement would require Copley to contribute . million from its own funds, with the remainder provided by insurance. The . million pre-tax cost of the settlement is reflected in the third quarter earnings… . Daily Press (Newport News, VA) – BRIEFS STUDY SAYS DEFICIT EXPECTED TO TRIPLE WASHINGTON – The budget deficit will nearly triple within a decade after sinking to a six-year low this year, the Congressional Budget Office predicts.In an update of its budget and economic forecast, the office said Tuesday that the red ink for the fiscal year ending Sept. will total billion, billion lower than estimated in .DRUG MAKER PAYS TO SETTLE LAWSUITS CHEYENNE, Wyo Copley Pharmaceutical Inc. agreed to pay… . BRIEFLY… Budget deficit The budget deficit will nearly triple within a decade after sinking to a six-year low this year, the Congressional Budget Office predicts.In an update of its budget and economic forecast, the office said Tuesday that the red ink for the fiscal year ending Sept. will total billion, billion lower than estimated in . Three weeks ago, the Clinton administration projected a billion deficit.Suit settled Copley Pharmaceutical Inc. agreed to pay up… . DRUG TARGETS OF SEPRACOR Sepracor Inc. is researching how to remove the molecules that cause side effects in some of medicine’s best-known drugs. Some of the company’s most promising prospects, including the drug’s brand name, generic name, purpose, side effects being removed and its stage of development.*Seldane; terfenadine; nonsedating allergy pill; heart arrhythmia; patent issued, in final tests on people; launch target .*Orudis; ketoprofen; painkiller; gastric… –