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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An agent, such as albuterol, that stimulates beta-receptors in the autonomic nervous system.
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Most people do not exercise more than once daily, and one or two inhalations of a short-acting beta-agonist is effective at a fraction of the cost of salmeterol and montelukast.
Was Asthma Clinical Research Study Subject ���Ghosted���? 2009
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Frequent use of a short or long acting beta-agonist in a poorly controlled asthmatic one who should be on steroids is a harbinger of ER visits, a required intubation and worse. posted by james gaulte @ 4:11 AM
Archive 2008-06-01 james gaulte 2008
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Frequent use of a short or long acting beta-agonist in a poorly controlled asthmatic one who should be on steroids is a harbinger of ER visits, a required intubation and worse. posted by james gaulte @ 4:11 AM
New Asthma guidelines (again) and another meta-analysis re:LABAs and asthma james gaulte 2008
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It kind of relates back to that short acting beta-agonist question we talked about earlier.
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Of the eight trials, two were placebo-controlled dose selection trials, four were placebo-controlled 1-year trials primarily designed to evaluate the efficacy of Daliresp on COPD exacerbations, and two were 6-month trials with Daliresp as add-on therapy to a long-acting beta-agonist or long-acting anti-muscarinic which provide safety support for the Daliresp COPD program.
unknown title 2011
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In laboratory studies using human airway smooth muscle cells, they found that combined treatment with estradiol and the beta-agonist, isoproterenol (which non-selectively activates both beta-1 and beta-2 adrenergic receptors), had a synergistic effect on decreasing intracellular calcium and force more than either estradiol or isoproterenol alone.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Pork sellers are blaming some pig farmers, especially those in the central and northern region, for the wanton use of beta-agonist, a banned growth substance, to breed the livestock, reports
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MALAYSIA - The repercussions of the discovery that some pig farmers have been using beta-agonist includes pork sellers accusing farmers of creating an artificial shortage of pork.
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Safety concerns regarding long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) therapy date back to a major study reported more than 7 years ago and include a 2008 FDA meta-analysis, which indicated that treatment with LABAs-either alone or when combined with an inhaled corticosteroid
Latest Articles Family Practice News 2010
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In laboratory studies using human airway smooth muscle cells, they found that combined treatment with estradiol and the beta-agonist, isoproterenol (which non-selectively activates both beta-1 and beta-2 adrenergic receptors), had a synergistic effect on decreasing intracellular calcium and force more than either estradiol or isoproterenol alone.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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