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The Alfred’s Department of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology is
comparing the effects of three common asthma medications on patients so
doctors can target treatments to specific conditions.The research is one
of 13 asthma research projects headed by health research centres in New
South Wales and Western Australia through the Federal… , of 5 words .
Augusta Chronicle, The GA – February 20, 2001 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS,
DRUGS CAN CONTROL ASTHMA Q: My grandson has asthma. Is there anything I
can do to help him cope with this? – E.F., Augusta A: Asthma is a chronic
lung condition that affects young and old alike. According to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, thousands of people die of asthma
complications each year. However, with proper treatment, asthma can be
controlled in most patients. According to the Wellness Councils of
America, asthma attacks can be triggered by substances in the air or
other environmental… , of 458 words . *- January 19, 2001 ASTHMA ALSO
HITS ADULTS Dear Dr. Donohue: I am a -year- old female diagnosed with
asthma four months ago. My problem was shortness of breath, not wheezing.
My doctor prescribed Accolate and two inhaled medicines, Serevent and
Flovent. I still suffer from shortness of breath. I always thought asthma
was a childhood condition.At age 22 I had thyroid cancer. The cancer was
removed, and I received radiation therapy. I am also a former smoker.
Could my shortness of breath be something other than asthma? – C.M…. ,
of 7 words . Victoria Advocate, The TX – January 19, 2001 Asthma attacks
adults as well as children DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a -year-old female
diagnosed with asthma four months ago. My problem was shortness of
breath, not wheezing. My doctor prescribed Accolate and two inhaled
medicines – Serevent and Flovent. I still suffer from shortness of
breath. I always thought asthma was a childhood condition. At age 22 I
had thyroid cancer. The cancer was removed, and I received radiation
therapy. I am also a former smoker.Could my shortness of breath be
something other than asthma? — C.M…. , of 810 words .
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Steroid inhalers for asthma save lives Asthma sufferers who regularly use steroid inhalers to ease their
breathing problems also lower their risk of dying from the disease, a new
study concludes. Doctors have been uncertain until now whether treating
asthma with inhaled steroids actually saves lives.Inhaled steroids are
widely used to treat asthma. They reduce the inflammation that causes
airways to contract and clog and make breathing difficult.Over time, they
make the airways less sensitive to the pollen, smoke or other… , of 483
words . The Dallas Morning News – September 2, 2000 Every breath you take
Concern over respiratory woes rises with N. Texas ozone levels Asthma
sufferer Lametra Watson says there’s one way to beat the stifling North
Texas heat, high ozone counts and pollution. Move. This summer I was up
in Maine visiting my relatives, and I didn’t have one single attack, the
12-year-old said Friday, between treatments at a crowded asthma treatment
center at Children’s Medical Center. I came back on August 6 and my
asthma has been messing up ever since. I… , of 7 words . Plain Dealer,
The Cleveland, OH – September 1, 2000 STUDY SUGGESTS NEW DRUG REDUCES
ASTHMA ATTACKS A study suggests that an experimental drug could halve the
number of asthma attacks suffered by people whose condition isn’t well
controlled with current treatment – about 15 percent of all asthma
patients, a researcher said yesterday.The first major study of the
injectable drug, presented yesterday at the World Congress on Lung
Health, also found that it allowed half of patients to stop using steroid
inhalers and the rest to reduce their dependence on them, said Dr.
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