Asthma treatment

361. – April 4, 2006 PREDNISONE ONLY ONE OF MANY ASTHMA DRUGS DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My wife has had asthma since 1998. She weighed 130 pounds then. She has been on prednisone for a few years, and her weight has gone up to 174 and it is all in her middle. Is there anything besides prednisone that would work for her? — M. D. ANSWER: Asthma makes people’s airways (bronchi) very sensitive to the slightest irritation. If they breathe things that wouldn’t bother the rest of us, their airways constrict, and that makes the passage of ….. Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) – April 4, 2006 Weight gain among side effects associated with prednisone Dear Dr. Donohue: My wife has had asthma since 1998. She weighed 130 pounds then. She has been on prednisone for a few years, and her weight has gone up to 174 and it is all in her middle. Is there anything besides prednisone that would work for her? – M. D. Answer: Asthma makes people’s airways (bronchi) very sensitive to the slightest irritation. If they breathe things that wouldn’t bother the rest of us, their airways constrict, and that makes the passage of air ….. (FL) – April 4, 2006 PREDNISONE ONLY ONE OF MANY ASTHMA DRUGS DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My wife has had asthma since 1998. She weighed 130 pounds then. She has been on prednisone for a few years, and her weight has gone up to 174 and it is all in her middle. Is there anything besides prednisone that would work for her? — M. D. ANSWER: Asthma makes people’s airways (bronchi) very sensitive to the slightest irritation. If they breathe things that wouldn’t bother the rest of us, their airways constrict, and that makes the passage of ….. – April 4, 2006 PREDNISONE ONLY ONE OF MANY ASTHMA DRUGS DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My wife has had asthma since 1998. She weighed 130 pounds then. She has been on prednisone for a few years, and her weight has gone up to 174 and it is all in her middle. Is there anything besides prednisone that would work for her? — M. D. ANSWER: Asthma makes people’s airways (bronchi) very sensitive to the slightest irritation. If they breathe things that wouldn’t bother the rest of us, their airways constrict, and that makes the passage of ….. – December 24, 2005 ASTHMA DOESN’T SIDELINE EASY ALAMEDA — These days, Omar Easy spends his Sundays chasing kick returners and trying to block punts for the Raiders’ special teams. When he was growing up in Saint Catherine, Jamaica, near the historic colonial site of Spanish Town, Sunday was all about church and soccer. Easy’s grandfather was a pastor, his grandmother a missionary, so it’s no surprise he spent every Sunday morning in church. The rest of the day was devoted to the first sport Easy knew ….. – December 24, 2005 ASTHMA DOESN’T SIDELINE EASY ALAMEDA — These days, Omar Easy spends his Sundays chasing kick returners and trying to block punts for the Raiders’ special teams. When he was growing up in Saint Catherine, Jamaica, near the historic colonial site of Spanish Town, Sunday was all about church and soccer. Easy’s grandfather was a pastor, his grandmother a missionary, so it’s no surprise he spent every Sunday morning in church. The rest of the day was devoted to the first sport Easy knew ….. wire (USA) – November 17, 2005 AstraZeneca Provides Additional Support to Hurricane Victims, Company launches relief efforts in partnership with Rotary Club of Houston to pledge additional support at AHA annual meeting PRNewswire-FirstCall — AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN), one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, announced today that it will provide an additional $125, 000 worth of critical supplies to hurricane victims. In partnership with the Rotary Club of Houston, AstraZeneca delivered two truckloads of critical supplies to El Centro de Corazon Health Clinic and El Spiritu de Salud Mobile Unit, which serve at-risk and underserved communities in the Houston area, including many families ….. – August 12, 2005 CAUSE OF CHRONIC HIVES OFTEN NOT FOUND DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have had hives for almost three years. They pop up anywhere on my body. Sometimes my hands swell, too. I have seen a dermatologist, an allergist and a rheumatologist. Nothing has worked so far. Do you have any ideas? — D. F. ANSWER: Allergies, medicines such as ACE inhibitors and anti-inflammatory drugs, thyroid-gland disorders, parasite infections and illnesses like lupus are some of the hidden causes of recurrent crops of hives. You have seen three specialists, all ….. – August 12, 2005 CAUSE OF CHRONIC HIVES OFTEN NOT FOUND DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have had hives for almost three years. They pop up anywhere on my body. Sometimes my hands swell, too. I have seen a dermatologist, an allergist and a rheumatologist. Nothing has worked so far. Do you have any ideas? — D. F. ANSWER: Allergies, medicines such as ACE inhibitors and anti-inflammatory drugs, thyroid-gland disorders, parasite infections and illnesses like lupus are some of the hidden causes of recurrent crops of hives. You have seen three specialists, all ….. (FL) – August 12, 2005 CAUSE OF CHRONIC HIVES OFTEN NOT FOUND DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have had hives for almost three years. They pop up anywhere on my body. Sometimes my hands swell, too. I have seen a dermatologist, an allergist and a rheumatologist. Nothing has worked so far. Do you have any ideas? — D. F. ANSWER: Allergies, medicines such as ACE inhibitors and anti-inflammatory drugs, thyroid-gland disorders, parasite infections and illnesses like lupus are some of the hidden causes of recurrent crops of hives. You have seen three specialists, all ….