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| Insects in the lung cause asthma | 21 Nov 2003 14:06 GMT | 1 |
Beware ! Micro-bugs and Nano-spiders live in the lungs and cause asthma ! There are thousands of larvae in your lungs and if you cough , they will fly around the room !
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| Effects of phlebotomy | 21 Nov 2003 06:26 GMT | 7 |
Seems erythrocytosis .. too many red blood cells .. and polycythemia .. are .. the same .. The marker used to assess polycythemia {too many red blood cells] is set by .. cost.
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| Zyrtec or Allegra for mold allergy? | 21 Nov 2003 04:28 GMT | 2 |
I've been noticing Zyrtec seems to be working better for me at this time of year than Allegra does. I switch to Zyrtec just to take a break from Allegra, switched back to Allegra, and am considering going back to Zyrtec until the weather gets truly cold, all the leaves are gone, ...
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| First time here! (some general Asthma Advair/Singulair questions...) | 20 Nov 2003 18:48 GMT | 5 |
Hey all.. this is my first time in here. I'm 23 years old, 162Lbs. The Dr. Started me on Advair (250 twice a day) and Singulair about 2 years ago. I have to say, my asthma is DEFINATELY under control now. I rode my bike 100KM's one day and didn't even bring my
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| Is Advair a steroid : infor. needed | 20 Nov 2003 16:03 GMT | 2 |
I am going to do a search but thought I would ask at a group for asthma. I was recently unfortunately diagnosed with asthma (few years ago). I started out with singular and now was given Advair because my asthma was getting worse. Do steroids cause permanent damage? Do people like ...
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| DC Demo Next Week on Medicare...? | 20 Nov 2003 07:57 GMT | 2 |
It's time to start organizing a demo outside the Capitol for next week, perhaps even sooner if the House votes yet this week. But from what I'm now reading, the Senate will not get around to it until
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| Is there a leukotriene antagonist with the following pharmcokinetics? | 20 Nov 2003 06:12 GMT | 6 |
Is there a leukotriene antagonist which a) is not a 2D6 substrate, b) does not inhibit 3A4 hepatic enzymes, and c) does not cross the blood-brain barrier? It looks like Singulair meets a+b, but I can't find information on the
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| Serevent & Flovent - Aerosol vs Diskus | 20 Nov 2003 03:50 GMT | 9 |
3 times since the year 2000 I've tried to switch cortisone inhalers from aerosol to powdered diskus. Azmacort to Pulmicort Azmacort to Advair
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| Inhibition of Immunoglobulin E / vitamin E / beta-carotene | 18 Nov 2003 06:14 GMT | 12 |
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2003 Oct;67(10):2176-82. Links Inhibition of Immunoglobulin E Production in Allergic Model Mice by Supplementation with Vitamin E and beta-Carotene. Bando N, Yamanishi R, Terao J.
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| Treat asthma by yoga | 17 Nov 2003 19:44 GMT | 2 |
I have asthma. I have seen many doctors. They can't cure me. My friend give me a yoga's url. He say I can treat sickness myself by yoga.I needn't medicine and doctor. I see the web. Now I have do yoga's exercise for three months and I feel my body become better. If you have the ...
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| ARDS | 17 Nov 2003 02:30 GMT | 7 |
The article below speaks the lack of vitamin E which is REQUIRED in order for the body to produce lecithin .. lung surfactant. Lung surfactant is depleted in ARDS Free Radic Biol Med. 2003 Mar 15;34(6):663-73. Related Articles, Links
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| Recall of GSK "Diskus" Meds Sold in Canada | 15 Nov 2003 19:28 GMT | 1 |
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2003/ANS01261.html T03-75 November 14, 2003 Media Inquiries: 301-827-6242
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| Periodically Switching Antihistamines | 15 Nov 2003 19:11 GMT | 9 |
I use Allegra every day but in the past have also gotten pretty good relief from Zyrtec. I've also noticed that sometimes there is something in the air for a week or two that Allegra doesn't seem to handle very well.
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| black coffee better than albuterol | 15 Nov 2003 19:11 GMT | 13 |
The following is a totally non-scientific personal anecdote, based on zero clinical trials! Yesterday I had some bad bronchspasm, chest really tight and hard to breath; it didn't respond to albuterol (same as salbutamol/ventolin), even after
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| ephedrine | 15 Nov 2003 19:11 GMT | 9 |
I do not hear anymore of ephedrine being used as a treatment for asthma. I think it was very commonly used as a bronchodilator but was eventually replaced by drugs such as salbutamol. Not long ago I heard that long term use of salbutamol and related drugs may have a bad effect on ...
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