11.   But not all patients respond to steroid treatment, and repeated acute attacks eventually lead to nerve fiber damage and progressive deterioration.

12.   Her husband, Joe H. Kirchberger, said the cause was an acute asthmatic attack.

13.   In any case, they said, the results should encourage doctors to order blood tests for carbon dioxide levels early in their evaluation of an acute attack.

14.   It reduces fluid buildup and pressure, believed to be triggers for the acute attacks, Casey said.

15.   It reduces fluid buildup and pressure, believed to be triggers for the acute attacks.

16.   Reopro is a monoclonal antibody, a genetically engineered copy of a specific immune-system protein that dissolves blood clots that can cause acute attacks.

17.   The federal peanut and sugar programs are under particularly acute attack from a coalition of food and drink manufacturers.

18.   Albuterol is the asthma drug most commonly used to control acute attacks.