Older people with asthma losing out

Older people with asthma are not using their drugs properly or getting enough information from their doctors, according to a report.
Those aged 70 or over face a poorer outcome if they have asthma than younger people. They are hospitalised more than twice as often as patients in the 18 to 35 age group, and they are about 17 times more likely to die of their condition. Why is this?.....

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Dr. Roach: Asthma medicine to blame for HBP?

Dear Dr. Roach: I use Advair every day, two times a day, and I now have high blood pressure. I have heard there is a connection between the two. What can be done about it? Will this be a long-term problem? Thanks. — E.G......

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Inhibiting Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 in Difficult-to-Control Asthma

One of the most challenging aspects of the clinical management of asthma is determining how to treat patients whose condition is poorly controlled despite the use of inhaled glucocorticoids and long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs). Although most patients have a response to these treatments, it is estimated that asthma remains poorly controlled in as many as 20% of patients who use combination therapy.....

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