New study could change treatment for asthma
<p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regimen">regimen</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="Asthma">Asthma</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cure">cure</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="treatments">treatments</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="global">global</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Branch">Branch</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="inhalers">inhalers</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="compressed">compressed</span>-<span word="air">air</span> <span word="inhalers">inhalers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="corticosteroids">corticosteroids</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="airways">airways</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="mucus">mucus</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span>. <span word="Inhaled">Inhaled</span> <span word="corticosteroids">corticosteroids</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span> <span word="sufferers">sufferers</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airways">airways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="inflamed">inflamed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swollen">swollen</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span>. <span word="Dust">Dust</span>, <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>. <span word="Falling">Falling</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="seasonal">seasonal</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>.</p><p><span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="Grizzaffi">Grizzaffi</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="well">well</span>. “<span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="puffs">puffs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="puffs">puffs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>,” <span word="Grizzaffi">Grizzaffi</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Grizzaffi">Grizzaffi</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300 <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span>.</p><p><span word="Doctors">Doctors</span> <span word="evaluated">evaluated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="dose">dose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medication">medication</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span>. <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Calhoun">Calhoun</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>.</p>
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