High doses of inhaled corticosteroids are highly effective for reducing the severity and duration of asthma attacks triggered by colds, as per largest study of its kind on preschoolers
This study appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine and was led by Dr. Francine Ducharme, assistant director of clinical research at the Sainte-Justine Hospital Research [...]
January 23, 2010 | Posted in
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A review of studies has concluded that fluticasone, a new drug, is as effective as two inhaled asthma drugs but at half the dose for treating chronic asthma cases in terms of improved lung function.
According to review author Dr. Nick Adams, a private practitioner in Tonbridge, England, and colleagues, fluticasone is equally effective as beclomethasone [...]
January 5, 2010 | Posted in
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As per a recent study, some individuals who are suffering from mild asthma and using inhaled steroids on a twice-daily basis, may find it beneficial to take them once a day.
The study involved researchers at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and 20 other centers with an aim to ascertain if the asthma patients [...]
July 13, 2009 | Posted in
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