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Quick-Relief Asthma Medications
Quick relief asthma medications are also called rescue medications. They are designed to keep you alive by providing quick relief during an acute asthma attack (episode). They are called short-acting bronchodilators, because they quickly open up your airways, which makes it easier for you to breathe. Quick-relief asthma medications can be separated into [...]
Xolair (Omalizumab) – Allergic Asthma Medication
Xolair (Omalizumab) is an asthma medication designed to treat allergy induced asthma. Xolair blocks your immune system’s response and reaction to generally benign common allergens which act as triggers, such as animal dander, food additives such as sulfites and mold.
Asthma and Outdoor Air Pollution in Southern California
Asthma research conducted in the past half-century has focused primarily on indoor allergens and their effect on asthma sufferers. Scientists are just beginning to realize that outdoor pollutants have a significant, if not more profound, effect on asthma.
A recent study conducted by the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, funded by the [...]