Should longterm inhaled corticosteroid treatments be prescribed for mild persistent asthma?

轻度持续哮喘需要长期吸入激素治疗吗?。

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Objective To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of symbicort turbuhaler in the treatment of persistent asthma.

目的评估信必可都保治疗持续性哮喘的临床疗效和耐受性。

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Patients covered by Wellpoint will have no problem getting Singulair for mild, persistent asthma.

FORBES: Merck's Big Allergy Bet

In 2000, 7.5% of patients experienced persistent asthma compared to 8.2% in 1997.

BBC: Childhood asthma starting to fall

So, to put this in human terms: a mother whose child has persistent, uncontrolled asthma has a zero or near-zero chance of being rejected by a doctor if the child has private insurance.

FORBES: New England Journal: Two-Thirds of Medicaid Children Denied a Doctor's Appointment, vs. 11% for the Privately Insured