This syndrome is referred to as aspirin-induced asthma (AIA). The pathogenesis of AIA has implicated both the lipoxygenase (LO) and the cyclooxygenase (COX) pathways. By inhibiting the COX pathway ...

What Is Exercise-Induced Asthma? It's when your airways squeeze or get narrow during physical activity. Its medical term is exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. It can cause coughing, wheezing ...

Over-the-counter pills such as aspirin and ibuprofen could trigger ... Doctors think that the real incidence of painkiller-induced asthma may have been disguised by the fact that not all cases ...

COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EIB: Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction; IβA: Inhaled β 2-agonist; ICS: Inhaled corticosteroid. Globally, the prevalence of asthma continues to ...

Sandra Rose, a nurse in Raleigh, NC, started taking a daily aspirin because "it seemed like a wonder drug," preventing heart attacks and strokes. "All the patients seemed to be on a low-dose ...

Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States Article ...

Dabigatran is a commonly used new oral anticoagulant approved by the FDA for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular AF and VTE treatment and prevention. Aspirin is commonly used as a ...

A “much loved and precious" teenager collapsed during a game of football and later died in hospital only weeks after a doctor incorrectly diagnosed him with asthma, an inquest heard. Jake Lawler ...

High-dose aspirin (HDA) is used with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in Kawasaki disease (KD). Practice regarding HDA varies, and it is unclear whether HDA duration affects the long-term course.

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