So you have allergies – and the sneezing, itching, runny nose and nasal congestion that come with them. What can you do to relieve symptoms and avoid that groggy medication haze? Nasal corticosteroids might help.
Corticosteroids are a class of medication developed to reduce tissue inflammation (swelling). Inhaled
You think you’re pretty good at using your metered-dose inhaler (MDI), right? But… Read the rest of this entry »
When a cold or flu hits, many of us will do just about anything to relieve the fever, aches and pain. Read the rest of this entry »
Have you ever asked your doctor for antibiotics to treat a bad cold, only to be told that you’d just have to wait it out? Read the rest of this entry »
Noisy Medications
Noisy medications or bronchodilators treat the noisy, obvious, uncomfortable part of asthma: coughing, wheezing, choking, shortness of breath, and chest tightness caused by muscle spasms in the bronchial tubes. Read the rest of this entry »
You’ve tried playing airplane, pinching the baby’s nose, squirting medicines through a syringe, hiding them in flavored gelatin, standing on your head – and nothing seems to get the medication past those raspberried lips. Giving medications to an infant, toddler, or preschooler is a true test of parental ingenuity. Read the rest of this entry »
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