Asthma treatment

231. (WA) – April 14, 2005 For mild asthma, less may be more An estimated 4 million adults in the United States with a mild form of asthma may not need to take daily steroid doses but can instead use the drug only as needed to control symptoms, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The change would make drug use more convenient, minimize side effects from the powerful drugs and possibly save the nation as much as $2 billion per year. The study results do not apply to the 10 million adults with more severe ….. (TX) – January 27, 2005 HEALTH & MEDICINE Pregnancy needn’t halt asthma drug use Illness is more dangerous than the medication, study suggests Federal experts have issued guidelines advising women with asthma not to stop their medications during pregnancy. The guidelines, published in this month’s Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, call asthma drugs less of a risk to mother and fetus than asthma attacks. The advice was issued by a panel of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. An estimated 3. 7 to 8. 4 percent of pregnant women have asthma, an inflammation and constriction of the airways ….. – December 8, 2002 Cops 08 Births Hospitals release the names of only those patients who sign consent forms. Great River Medical Center Dec. 3 Jim and Julie Belger, Burlington, girl Arrests/citations Reports are taken directly from the daily logs of area law enforcement agencies. Some agencies do not differentiate between arrests and citations. Burlington Saturday 3:28 a. m. Riverfront at south railroad bridge. Bradley Smyth, 29, 812 Emmett St. : open burning. 2:46 a. m. 222 Hayes Court ….. . – March 1, 2001 INTRUDER MAKES LIFE CHAOTIC It’s Kody Hollaway’s 12th birthday, and his mother is in the kitchen making his favorite dinner of meatballs with rice and parsley. She’s mixing the meat and arguing with Elizabeth, 11, standing at her elbow, about just how short she can cut her hair. The twins, who just turned 9, are sparring in the garage, each wearing one big red boxing glove and shouting “hi-yah!”Destany, 10, is singing Que Sera Sera, spinning on the …. – November 22, 2000 Police Say Man Forced Wife To Overdose PASSAIC — A man tried to kill his wife by forcing her to take a mixture of prescription drugs while he held a knife to her throat, police said. Sgt. Richard Williams, a police department spokesman, said Tuesday that detectives charged Richard Texidor, 44, of Lexington Avenue, in the attack on his wife, 41-year-old Leonila Texidor. She was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic and was listed in fair condition Tuesday afternoon, a spokeswoman said. Williams said there was a ….. The Florida Times-Union – May 9, 2000 Checkup EATING RESPONSIBLY Trying to eat responsibly and willing to spend time at your computer in order to do it? The Department of Agriculture has a new Web site for you. At the Interactive Healthy Eating Index on www. usda. gov/cnpp, you fill out a form detailing all the food you’ve consumed over the past 24 hours. (Presumably this includes the things you ate standing in front of the refrigerator at night when no one was looking. ) The site will quickly calculate how your ….. – April 29, 2000 News capsules Minister is going to prison for assaulting teacher BOSTON (AP) — A minister accused of assaulting a teacher for giving his daughter a D-minus on her report card was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Friday. A jury convicted Dale Robinson, 36, of assault and battery and disturbing the peace. Judge Rosalind Miller gave Robinson the maximum penalty for assault and battery and ordered him to serve 10 additional days on the disturbing-the-peace charge. Teacher Antonio Centeio lost …. 238. (FL) – December 11, 1999 Dr. Paul G. Donohue ASTHMA AND ATHLETICS ARE COMPATIBLE DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am an overweight asthmatic. I am trying to lose weight so that I can look better. Exercise makes it difficult for me to breathe. I have had asthma since I was 3. I seek help in finding a way to participate in normal teen-ager activiti es. My doctor is no help at all. – N. Y. ANSWER: Most people with asthma can gain an upper hand on the illness so they can exercise and participate in sports. In the 1988 Olympics games, 52 of the …. (WV) – August 20, 1999 PEIA uses funds to add 21 drugs to ‘preferred’ list THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Officials of the state’s Public Employees Insurance Agency have decided to spend $1 million approved during a special legislative session this week on drugs. PEIA will add 21 drugs to its preferred prescription list beginning Sept. 1, director Bob Ayers said Thursday. New drug policies that went into effect July 1 require the agency’s 150, 000 subscribers to pay more for drugs that are not on the list and have no generic ….. The Dallas Morning News – July 11, 1999 HEALTHY ATTITUDE Cigna keeps a low profile to maintain good working relationships, big profits At a wrestling match that pits doctors and consumers against HMOs, Cigna HealthCare of Texas occupies a comfortable ringside seat. While other local health maintenance organizations are losing money and struggling to satisfy members, Cigna has escaped this punishment. It ranks highest in member satisfaction and lowest in doctor turnover. At the same time, it charges the highest premiums and consistently earns the largest profit of any local insurer. And Cigna has managed to elude ….