Multifunctional asthma smartphone app launched

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Taiwan Asthma Council and Taiwan Society of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine recently launched Taiwan's first multifunctional smartphone application designed for asthma patients.....

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Bronchial thermoplasty shows long-term effectiveness for asthma

DENVER – The beneficial effects of bronchial thermoplasty, a non-pharmacologic treatment for asthma, last at least five years, according to researchers at National Jewish Health and other institutions. The therapy, in which heat is applied to a patient's airways during a bronchoscopy procedure, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in April 2010. Among other criteria, the researchers report in the December issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology that reductions in severe asthma exacerbations, emergency department visits, medication use and missed workdays continued out to five years after the procedure was performed.....

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Treating asthma with inhaled steroids
Comparing effectiveness, safety, and price

At-a-glance
Inhaled steroids reduce and prevent inflammation, swelling, and mucus build-up in your airways and lungs to help prevent asthma attacks and help you breathe easier.....

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