Browsing: asthma

Once again, wildfire smoke is blowing across the U.S. With it, come dangerous particles that can irritate your throat, skin,…

Corticosteroids, also known as glucocorticoids or steroids, aren’t the same as the anabolic steroids athletes misuse. Corticosteroids are used to treat…

We are all aware that medications have side effects. We hear the long list rattled off at the end of…

Medication and lifestyle changes are equally important. Asthma cannot be properly managed without them both.

Medicine that doesn’t work, or if overused cases harm, sounds like bad news, but in fact, is good news. About…

Nearly one-third of all patients will stop taking a prescription medication without even telling their doctor. There are a variety…

All medicines come with side effects, some good, some bad. The corticosteroid prednisone is no exception. Prednisone has life-saving anti-inflammatory…

Nearly 20% of children have taken at least 1 prescription medication in the last month, and 7.5% took 2 or…

Doctors should not prescribe oral corticosteroids, such as prednisolone, to adults without asthma who have an acute lower respiratory tract…

If you struggle with indoor allergies of any kind, you may head to your medicine cabinet first for relief. Over-the-counter…