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 – . Adrenaline treatments a concern Dear Dr. Hecth I use Primatene spray for my asthma condition. I only need it during the spring and fall because of allergies. I think it works pretty well, but when I told my doctor I’m using it, he told me to stop at once. He recommended a prescription inhaler. If I’m doing fine, why should I change? – P.K., Philadelphia Dear P.K. Many physicians share your doctor’s concern over the safety and appropriateness of using inhaled adrenaline (the active… . Financial Express (India) – Financial Express Fish Medicine To Undergo Scientific Test The famous fish medicine of Hyderabad, claimed to cure asthma, will undergo a systematic analysis at the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkatta to check if it contains any allopathic drugs. Being an alternative form of medicine, the fish medicine promoted by the Bathini Goud brothers, lacks scientific evidence till date to prove that it cures asthma or any respiratory diseases. According to drugs control administration officials, the scientific study will help to ascertain on the… . Schools will have to keep asthma drugs on hand LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will soon become the first state in the nation to require its schools to keep and administer prescription drugs for asthmatic students. The state Board of Education adopted a measure Friday that requires schools to keep asthma drugs on hand and train staff on to handle students’ asthma emergencies. Now the details of how to implement that plan need to be worked out.The board also is requiring an agreement with the medical community to… RELAX … AND LET THEM BREATHE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS drug problem exists in area schools, but in this case it has to do with children not having access to drugs. The American Academy of Pediatrics, along with many doctors and asthma specialists, is urging school districts to allow asthmatic children to carry their rescue inhalers at school.That certainly seems to make sense, given that the albuterol-dispensing inhaler is needed immediately should an asthma attack occur. In fact the national asthma guidelines… . COPLEY GETS NOD Copley Pharmaceutical Inc. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given it approval to sell two new generic drugs quinidine sulfate extended- release tablets for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, and lidocaine hydrochloride jelly, which is used for urological procedures. The generic drug maker’s shares slumped last fall after it recalled one size of its best- selling asthma drug albuterol because of bacterial contamination and pulled its over-the-counter antihistamine… . Chicago Tribune – EVENING. Health. EXERCISING YOUR BACK Back-support belts don’t seem to help nor does education in lifting techniques, but exercise does make people less likely to develop lower back pain, a study says. The report found “limited evidence” to support the value of exercise but not enough to recommend one form over another ACHIEVING PERFECTION A perfectionist doesn’t just wake up wanting to be perfect. People learn perfectionism from a parent who is never… . Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA) – DEATHS BLAMED ON ASTHMA DRUG MISUSE Doctors say asthma sufferers are dying because they improperly use the nation’s newest and longest-acting asthma drug, prompting a pharmaceutical giant to warn doctors and patients.The drug, Serevent, is very effective at preventing asthma attacks, experts agree, but it takes at least minutes to begin working. Other drugs give asthma sufferers relief within a couple of minutes.Doctors report deaths since the drug hit the market in , many believed caused by… . COPLEY PRESIDENT STEPS DOWN The president of Copley Pharmaceutical Inc., the generic drug maker that has suffered two recalls this year, is leaving the company. Anthony Bonelli has decided to pursue other career interests, Copley said. In , Copley recalled the over-the-counter antihistamine drug Brompheril because of concerns about whether the pills were properly coated. In , Copley recalled millions of vials of its albuterol sulfate inhalant for asthma because they might have been contaminated by… . The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City) – Study Asthma drug effective CHICAGO – A new asthma inhalant drug works better at preventing attacks and lasts longer than a widely used medication, researchers say.The new drug, salmeterol xinafoate, was recently approved for marketing in the United States under the brand name Serevent.Researchers reporting in Wednesday’s issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association compared the drug’s effectiveness with albuterol and a placebo among asthmatics ages and up…. Asthma study links deaths to high use of drug Heavy use of one of the most common inhaled asthma drugs is associated with a significantly increased risk of dying of asthma, according to new research that suggests that some treatments themselves help explain the perplexing rise in asthma deaths worldwide.The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that the more heavily a person relied on inhaled drugs called beta agonists, the greater his or her risk of dying from asthma or of suffering a near-fatal… –