Asthma DrugInfoPoint

Asthma DrugInfoPoint

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MURs for asthmatic patients - support pack for community pharmacists

Lower sodium consumption may reduce symptoms of asthma

Thorax review series - prevention of asthma exacerbations

Children's and young adult's compliance with home nebulisers for asthma

Observational study of GP prescribing of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids in childhood asthma

Should we drop the term 'asthma'?

Reviews: Asthma

Asthmatic women quite often reduce their treatment if they become pregnant

'Hitting the Headlines' assessment of press reports on a new drug for asthma, eczema and hayfever

Oral montelukast studied in acute asthma in children

Amended- Review of omalizumab in asthma

Review - omalizumab in asthma

Early intervention with inhaled budesonide slows decline in lung function in newly diagnosed asthma?

Pharmacists may be able to help improve asthma management in the community

Is there a genetic predisposition to increased asthma exacerbations in salmeterol users?

Cochrane review: spacer plus MDI at least as effective as a nebuliser in acute asthma

Starting inhaled corticosteroids early for asthma doesn't modify disease course?

Older patients with asthma can do at least as well as younger ones?

Review: Asthma control in adults

Antibiotic use in babies increases risk of asthma in childhood?

Baby pools may increase asthma danger

Vitamin could reduce asthma attack deaths

Asthma inhalers 'can lead to attack'

Prodigy Asthma Guidance

Protein may help asthma

Immune boost can combat allergy

Cat allergies 'could be blocked'

MS drug to combat winter asthma

Cesarean birth and prematurity increase risk of asthma

Children with cow’s milk allergy have elevated asthma risk

Poor compliance with asthma medication in children

New inhaled corticosteroid Alvesco (ciclesonide) for asthma launched in UK

Hormone helps asthmatics sleep

Gut flora changes may be responsible for asthma rise

Indoor swimming pools may harm children's lungs

Sniff a lemon to beat asthma

Children from a superclean home 'are more prone to asthma'

Household chemicals in direct link to asthma rise

Study supports protective effect of farms against asthma

NHS fails allergy sufferers as cases rise, says report

Melatonin improves sleep quality in asthmatics

Children unable to identify empty asthma inhalers

Lung function varies with time of day

Asthma-susceptibility gene confirmed

Novel screening method identifies dust allergy culprits

'Sprinkle on' therapy for asthma

Respiratory therapists at increased risk of asthma

Pre- birth pollution exposure linked to increased asthma risk

Breast-feeding protects infants against asthma

Pet ownership may reduce lung function in sensitized children

Asthma link to dusty homes is ruled out

Peak flow does not enhance asthma self-management

Stress link with asthma confirmed

Customized allergy program reduces asthma symptoms

Fungal concentration in home may indicate asthma risk

Nasal ointment blocks allergic rhinitis symptoms

Asthma linked to toxins from white blood cells

New drive to fight asthma in children

Heliox effective in asthma and COPD?

Asthma link with cleaning products refuted

Environmental factors linked to asthma prevalence disparity

Clean houses 'may trigger asthma'

Parents who keep a clean house may unwittingly be developing asthma in their children, research suggests

Exposure to solvent increases asthma risk in children?

Use of surfactant does not improve survival in acute respiratory distress syndrome in adults

Systematic review of administration of beta-agonists through metered-dose inhaler with valved holding chamber versus nebuliser for acute exacerbation of wheezing or asthma in children under 5 years of age

Sputum induction test beneficial in asthmatic children?

Parents of children with asthma are failing to clear their homes of substances that can cause an attack

Meta-analysis: Pharmacological management of asthmatic patients

New EU-approved peak flow meters - your PEF reading may have changed, but your asthma hasn't...

Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Seretide 50 Evohaler for asthma

XolairT (omalizumab) submitted for approval in EU for asthma

Doubling the dose of budesonide versus maintenance treatment in asthma exacerbations

Use of most asthma drugs during pregnancy do not increase risk of adverse perinatal outcomes

Traditional Indian remedy for asthma challenged in court

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency issues Medical Device alert for Peak Expiratory Flow Meters

Eating more vegetables might explain reduced asthma symptoms

Student invents slimline inhaler

SIGN publishes updated version of British guideline on the management of asthma on website

SeretideT "achieves disease control" in COPD and asthma?

Antibiotics may be partly to blame for increased rates of asthma, say scientists

Inhaled budesonide reduces need for oral steroids in persistent or acute asthma?

Children who develop ear infections may have an increased risk of asthma, a study suggests

Half a million asthmatics are afraid their next attack will kill them, a survey by a national charity says

Update to the BTS/SIGN guideline on the management of asthma

A mouth filter developed by a British scientist would allow asthmatics in cities to breathe in clean air

New cases of acute childhood asthma decline

Ciclesonide (Alvesco®) granted first worldwide approval in Australia for the treatment of asthma

Inhaled steroids for asthma reduces re-hospitalisations?

HRT and newly diagnosed asthma and COPD

Aspirin warning to asthmatics - more asthmatics are at risk of having an attack after taking aspirin than previously thought, doctors warn

Asthma more common in UK children

Concern over asthma dose doubling - Advice to asthmatics to boost their intake of drugs when their condition deteriorates may be flawed, say Nottingham researchers

Asthma specialist nurses reduce unscheduled care

Lowest standard dosage of fluticasone usually adequate for asthma treatment

Smoking impairs efficacy of oral corticosteroid treatment in asthmatics?

Systematic review of potential complications of using inhaled corticosteroids in asthma

Asthmatics May Have Higher Rate of Mental Disorders?

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