The method used to extract fresh water from saline does not matter. The thermodynamic minimum energy for desalination (the energy required for separating an infinitely small amount of fresh water from salt water) is the same for all processes.
Font Size. A. A. A. Steroids, anti-inflammatory drugs such as prednisone, can be used for asthma as well as other lung diseases. Prednisone and other steroids (inhaled, oral, or by injection) help calm airway inflammation in asthma.ont Size. A. A. A. Steroids, anti-inflammatory drugs such as prednisone, can be used for asthma as well as other lung diseases. Prednisone and other steroids (inhaled, oral, or by injection) help calm airway inflammation in asthma.
Often, a patient's first introduction to prednisone is when a child or adult has a severe upper respiratory infection, asthma or pneumonia. The side effects, if you are on prednisone for a week or two, are mostly nuisance things, says Dr. Daniel Craven, a pulmonologist with University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. But side effects develop more the longer you are on it. He has found that parents are often upset because children can have dramatic reactions to it.