Asthma Treatment
treatments
Diagnosing and treating asthma
Quality Health
Listen in as an expert details diagnostic procedures and available treatments for asthma. Includes tips for preventing and managing symptoms.
Medication options for treatment
Mayo Clinic
Lengthy, detailed description of various medications, including bronchodilators, corticosteroids, immunotherapy, and anti-IgE antibodies used for short and long-term asthma treatment.
Treating asthma
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Great information on how asthma is treated, including types of medications, asthma self-management, and asthma treatment for various populations.
An overview of asthma treatments
Healthology
Informative video about the basics of asthma treatment, including types of asthma medications and advice for medication adherence.
Medication interactions
Medical News Today
Taking an over-the-counter allergy medication for your seasonal allergies? This brief article describes risks associated with combining allergy products with other medications.
Brief look at exercise-induced asthma treatment, symptoms, causes, diagnosis and advice on some tolerable activities.
self-help
Forming a plan of action
Asthma Initiative of Michigan
Useful resource includes various asthma action plans to help persons with asthma manage their treatment.
Learn how to become actively involved in your asthma treatment with an easy-to-read summary of guidelines for asthma management.
Putting asthma treatments to the test
Glaxo Smith Kline
How well is your asthma treatment working? Useful tool to assess if you are getting the most from your asthma treatment plan.
Proper inhaler technique
McKinley Health Center
Useful how-to guide for the proper way to use a metered-dose inhaler for your asthma treatment.
risks
Risky asthma medications
Washington Post
News article highlights study findings that some popular asthma treatments are associated with an increased risk of hospitalization and death.
alternatives
Warming your airways
Asthmatx
Interesting information about an innovative, investigative asthma treatment that uses radio waves to reduce symptoms of severe asthma.
Working out with asthma
Health Central
How does exercise fit into your asthma treatment plan? Study findings on how a short warm-up might help prevent exercise-induced effects among athletes.


