Medical Breakthroughs
Asthma/Allergies/Breathing Disorders
Antibiotic
Found to Relieve Asthma
Posted 5/1/06
Certain
Inhalers Increase Risk of Respiratory Deaths
A new study reveals one type of inhaler reduces the number of
respiratory-related deaths, while the other actually increases the amount
for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -- an
umbrella term for a number of respiratory diseases.
Posted 7/10/06
Combined
Therapy for Treating Asthma
New research from Stockholm, Sweden, reveals asthma patients may need both
inhaled corticosteroids and antileukotriene drugs.
Posted 7/20/06
Exercising
the Lungs Good for Asthma
Lung exercises can help people with mild
asthma cut back on the amount of medication they need to control the
condition, report Australian researchers.
Posted 6/6/06
New
Sinus Relief With a Balloon
To drain the "rooms," Dr. Vaughan offered Caletti a new
procedure called balloon sinuplasty. He threads a catheter through
the nostril and into the sinus cavities. He then inserts a wire,
followed by a balloon.
Posted 5/22/06
No
More Allergies!
Ragweed produces 100 million tons of pollen every year in the United States,
but don't worry -- help is on the way. A new treatment could soon leave you
allergy-free.
Posted 8/28/06
Patients
Can't Tell When Inhalers Run Out of Meds
Asthma patients
using lifesaving inhalers aren't so fortunate. According to the authors of a
new study, inhalers keep expelling puffs long after the actual medication is
used up. The only way to tell when the devices are empty is to precisely
count each dose used -- something that just isn't practical for most people
who use inhalers to treat or control their asthma symptoms. The result: many
people end up with an empty inhaler when an acute asthma attack occurs.
Posted 8/2/06