How Do I Quit Smoking With Asthma?...One study found that people with asthma who smoke are less sensitive to the beneficial effects of short- to medium-term treatment with inhaled corticosteroids... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Swallowing and Asthma...I was chalking up the swallowing issue to the sore throat, which is a common side effect of the medication that I have been taking.... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Community Views: Combating Oral Thrush...It also has a great antiseptic effect against other funguses and bacteria that can grow in the mouth."... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Asthma and Exercise: Elite Athletes with Asthma: Anti-Doping and Fair Play...Corticosteroids taken by those with asthma simply reduce inflammation in the body, while anabolic steroids have a host of effects that can be performance... By Kerri MacKay5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Bronchodilators And Their Role In Asthma Treatment...These are the most common (and mostly non-worrisome) side effects of bronchodilators: More severe side effects could occur, though they are more common... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
To Sleep Perchance to Dream...So in my last piece I broached the subject that sleep may have a positive effect on asthma.... By Samantha Coule2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Dark and Twisty Severe Asthma...Watching the effect that your disease has on others.... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments19 comments
Asthma Subgroups: The Basics of Neutrophilic Asthma...They generally require the highest doses of inhaled corticosteroids, and frequent boosts of systemic corticosteroids, to obtain minimal asthma control.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Steroids, Salt, and My Delectable Moon Face...Over a certain period, this can result in moon face and other side effects.... By Peter Bunting2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The Effects of Coffee on Asthma...As a twist here, it was due to these side effects that my doctor and I decided to wean me off of theophylline in 2007.... By John Bottrell, RRT5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments21 comments
Asthma Subgroups: Mixed Granulocytic Asthma...Most people diagnosed with it can obtain good asthma control with a combination of front-line asthma medicines, such as inhaled corticosteroids.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Asthma Around The World...The epidemic in the mid-1980s was seemingly caused by the increased use of the inhaled medication fenoterol, which also has a negative effect on the heart... By Ashlen Wilder3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Effects of Chocolate on Asthma (or Reasons to Consume Chocolate)...There was actually a study done showing that theobromine and caffeine both produced a peak bronchodilator effect within two hours, and this effect lasted... By John Bottrell, RRT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
The Optional One...They both, I presume, know that I know the importance of using many medications regularly for full effect, inhaled and nasal corticosteroids included.... By Kerri MacKay2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Asthma and Other Lung Diseases...Treatment involves corticosteroid and antifungal drugs. Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Urinary Incontinence When Coughing...If it isn’t the lack of sleep or the sore intercostal muscles, I am going through the worst coughing side effect: urinary incontinence.... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Advair (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol)...These are not all the possible side effects of Advair.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Asthma Subgroups: What Is Persistent Eosinophilic Asthma?...asthma respond poorly to low doses of inhaled corticosteroids.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments
Types of Asthma...Asthma is a complex condition that affects people in different ways.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Tremors: What’s The Deal? ...Although, some medicines we take for asthma mimic this response, causing tremors--hand tremors for me--as a side effect.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments35 comments
