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Home >> Entertainment >> Millions of asthma sufferers 'misuse their medication' MILLIONS of asthmatics could be taking their medication incorrectly, according to a leading pharmacist.

Definition If you cough, wheeze or feel out of breath during or after exercise, it may be more than exertion causing your symptoms.

Maternal depression may aggravate a child's asthma but how often a child had symptoms did not seem to affect the mother's symptoms, U.S. researchers said.

People's genetic makeup has been shown to affect how they respond to asthma medications, but a new study finds that many people respond well to a particular combination treatment regardless of their genes.

A "model" tobacco cessation benefit offered to Massachusetts' Medicaid participants has produced an astounding 26% drop in smoking rates in only two and a half years, and has already been linked to decreases in heart attacks , hospitalizations for asthma and COPD, and a significant decrease in birth complications.

Megan Kaiser, 12, of Sterling, was diagnosed with asthma when she was 18 months old.

Last week asthma drug developer Altair Therapeutics raised $17 million in a Series A funding round that was led by Domain Associates and capped a two-year startup financing period.

Imagine trying to perform your daily routine while sucking on a straw. That's how Del Northrup, of New Raymer, describes living with asthma.

To the Editor: Neuraminidase inhibitors are recommended for treatment of severe illness caused by the 2009 pandemic influenza A virus, and their use has also been advocated for postexposure prophylaxis in high-risk persons.

Dr. Li is chair of the Division of Allergic Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine and a board-certified asthma and allergy specialist.

Editor's note: This is the final in a series of articles for a community program to raise awareness about asthma and the Asthma Toolkits program by the High Plains Research Network.

Women with asthma may notice that their asthma symptoms get worse at certain times of the month.

In asthmatic children, treatment with fluticasone plus salmeterol is associated with fewer serious exacerbations and lower medical costs compared to the use of an inhaled corticosteroid plus montelukast.

Nov. 5, 2009 -- The popular pain and fever reliever acetaminophen may be linked with an increased risk of asthma in children and adults, according to a new research review of previously published studies by Canadian researchers.

Occupational contact dermatitis and asthma are two of the most common work-related health issues facing workers worldwide, according to experts presenting the latest research at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Miami Beach, Fla.

Damp environments, poorly maintained heating and air-conditioning systems and carpeting may contribute to poor indoor air quality, according to experts at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Miami Beach, Fla.

David Koos, Chairman and CEO of Entest BioMedical, Inc. , stated that the Company's unique treatments for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease , currently in development, can lead to substantial revenue opportunities.

Dan Babcock, who works on a farm between Wiggins and Weldona and has asthma that can be triggered by seasonal allergies, has found ways to manage his asthma despite the many allergens he comes into contact with in the course of his work.

Nov. 6, 2009 -- Treatment with oral contraceptives may benefit premenopausal women with asthma, even if their asthma symptoms are not strongly linked to their monthly menstrual cycles, early research suggests.

Newswise - In the past year, an estimated more than one million patients were hospitalized and nearly three million visited emergency rooms in the United States as a result of asthma, according to a new comprehensive national survey.1, 2 Additionally, approximately one in three asthma patients 12 and older surveyed were hospitalized, visited ...