Acupuncture, a 5,000-year-old Chinese medical practice, is proving to be one way for some asthma patients to manage their symptoms without over-paying. In a study conducted by the University Hospital of Vienna, over 70 percent of patients with long...
Allergies: An allergy is an immune system problem to a substance (allergen) that is normally harmless. An allergen can be inhaled, swallowed, or come in contact with the skin.
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The flu vaccine can cause pulmonary complications and exacerbate asthma, according to new research. ...
Can you tell me whether there is any research evidence that the asthma medications montelukast and zafirlukast can affect immunity? I suspect that taking these drugs for four years has eroded my immune system to the point where a hypersensitivity to...
An intravenous solution of magnesium sulphate may be the best way to treat patients suffering from acute asthma attacks. That's the conclusion of two recent meta analyses. ...
Clever people, those City and Wall St folks. The share price of drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) fell 4 per cent in just one day’s trading this week after the US drugs regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), issued a long-overdue warning...
Women who cook with gas stoves are more likely to develop asthma and other respiratory problems, researchers have discovered. ...
My six-and-a-half-year-old daughter has developed a persistent dry cough over the past six weeks. She has no phlegm, no cold and no other symptoms. She is usually a very healthy and active girl. I wonder if it is a reaction to going back to school...
New evidence suggests that a new type of therapy using leukotriene receptor antagonists may not be effective in patients with moderate to severe asthma. ...
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