What medications are used to treat asthma? And why is it important to use medication regularly? Info and advice from Dr. Karen DeMuth, Emory University. Background Dr. Karen DeMuth is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University. She is also a pediatric allergy specialist at Emory-Children's Center. Related Links Pulmonary Disease at Emory University Hospital Midtown http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/emory-university-hospital-midtown-atlanta/services/pulmonary-disease.html InsiderMedicine: If I Had - A Child With Asthma http://www.insidermedicine.com/Archives/If_I_Had_-_A_Child_With_Asthma_-_Dr_Cherry_Wongtrakool_MD_2284.aspx Children's Allergy Center (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta) http://choa.org/default.aspx?id=3421 "Breathing Room" (Article) http://whsc.emory.edu/_pubs/momentum/2007winter/fresh_air.html Karen DeMuth BSN, MD (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta) http://www.choa.org/findadoctor/Details.aspx?phyid=D22R0ZCG4X