Cromolyn, Nedocromil, Theophylline: Asthma Medications

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Cromolyn sodium and nedocromil sodium are inhaled agents that are alternatives to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in the management of mild persistent asthma in children. Both drugs have been shown to possess anti inflammatory properties through nonsteroidal mechanisms, although the exact mechanisms for their actions remain unclear. (more…)

How to Survive Allergies in Spring and Summer

As a person who suffered form allergies and have a profession as family physician, I have much sympathy for those struggling with itchy, watery eyes, coughing, stuffy nose, postnasal drip, or allergies hay fever and cough. Like spring and summer that can take months, allergies patients have to find a way on how to survive in this season. (more…)

Exercise Induced Asthma Causes and Symptoms

Exercise-induced asthma is a feeling of shortness of breath, with the presence of cough, wheezing, and chest tightness after physical exercise.

Normally the bronchial tree and bronchial vessels responds to exercise with increasing radius of the interior of the bronchi (bronchodilation), (more…)

Exercise Induced Bronchospasm and Asthma: Symptoms and Treatment

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Up to 85% of asthmatics patients have symptoms of wheezing during or after exercise. Moreover, many patients diagnosed with allergies or asthma have family allergy history and bronchospasm. Bronchospasm or a bronchial spasm is a sudden constriction of the muscles in the walls of the bronchioles. Bronchospasm is one of the condition or tightness of the airways caused by exercise. (more…)

Hay Fever and Grass Pollen Season - 7 Answers to Questions About Pollen and Hay Fever

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Hay fever affects millions of people around the world every year. And one of the most common and prolific triggers is grass pollen. Because climate is regional, so is pollen’s arrival. But whenever grass pollen shows up in your town, knowing the answers to the following frequently asked questions will help you cope.

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What is Hay Fever? It is a pollen allergy that is triggered by tree, grass or weed pollen. Once inhaled, the body reacts with a runny nose, sneezing, congestion, watery eyes and (more…)