Asthma Treatment WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Asthma Treatment and compiled helpful research notes below.
- Mayo Clinic: Asthma Treatment mayoclinic.com - Asthma Treatment
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI): How Is Asthma Treated?
nhlbi.nih.gov - How Is Asthma Treated?
- eMedicineHealth: Asthma Treatment emedicinehealth.com - Asthma Treatment
- WebMD: Asthma Treatment webmd.com - Asthma Treatment
- HealthCentral: Asthma Treatment healthcentral.com - Asthma Treatment
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Research Notes on Asthma Treatment
The most common asthma treatments are inhaled corticosteroids and bronchodilators. In addition, oral or intravenous corticosteroids are given for acute exacerbations.
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Fast Facts:
- Medications used to treat asthma include long-term control medications, quick-relief (rescue) medications and medications to treat allergies.
- Long term medications include: inhaled corticosteroids, long-acting beta-2 agonsits (LABAs), leukotriene modifiers, Cromolyn (Intal) and Nedocromil (Tilade), Theophylline.
- Quick relief medications include: short-acting beta-2 agonists, Ipratropium (Atrovent), oral and intravenous corticosteroids.
- Medications for allergy-induced asthma include: immunotherapy, anti-IgE monocional antibodies.
Latest Headlines on Asthma Treatment
What is Asthma Treatment?
- About.com: Asthma Treatment
- Asthma.com: Asthma Treatment
- EverydayKidz: Treatment Options
- American Academy of Family Physicians: How is asthma treated?
- NHSDirect: Asthma Treatment
- eMedicine: Asthma
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Asthma Treatment?
- AsthmaAssistant: Treatment or Cure - What About Side Effects?
- UptoDate: Side effects of bronchodilators
- iVillage: Potential side effects of asthma medications
- American Lung Association: Asthma Medications Side Effects
- About.com: Asthma Medication Side Effects, Risks, & Dangers
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Asthma Treatment?
- GrannyMed: Home Remedies For Asthma
- Acupuncture: Acupuncture in bronchial asthma
- HealthWise: Asthma -- Homeopathic Remedies
- WholeHealthMD: Supplement Recommendations for Asthma
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Asthma Treatment
- TheThames: Mirrors and bodies
- GnarlyDorkette: Asthma sucks.
- MedHelp: Asthma Treatment
- AllergyMedicationForum: New Once-A-Day Asthma Treatment Options
- AsthmaCure: Non Medical Treatment For Asthma?
- Topix: Asthma Treatment Alternative Promising
Clinical Trials for Asthma Treatment
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Asthma Treatment Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Asthma Treatment Clinical Trials
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Asthma Treatment
- PubMedCentral: Asthma Treatment
- JAMA: Asthma Treatment Articles
- Google Scholar: Asthma Treatment Articles
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 17, 2009
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Asthma Treatments, Treatment of Asthma, Treatment for Asthma, Treatments for Asthma, Asthma Treatment Guidelines, Treatment Guidelines for Asthma
- Last update: Nov. 17, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
