Asthma Causes
Chlorinated pools may cause asthma in children
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Expert & Community Posts
The Link Between Acid Reflux and Asthma Discovered
By Tracy Davenport , Health ExpertStudies have shown that anywhere between 50 and 90 percent of patients with asthma experience some... Read more »
New Evidence for the Link Between Asthma and GERD
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...what would happen to the mice's immune systems. (Asthma causes changes in the immune system that... Read more »
The Latest on Asthma Research Studies
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...symptoms one way or the other. Antibiotic therapy. Asthma causes inflammation of the airways,... Read more »
Acid Reflux and Asthma
By Fred Little , Health ExpertIn this entry, I would like to discuss the connection between acid indigestion/acid reflux... Read more »
The Hygiene Hypothesis: Does Cleanliness Cause Asthma?
By Rick Frea , Health ExpertAsthma-like symptoms were recorded in the earliest forms of writings going all the way back 5,000... Read more »
Health Guide
Adult Asthma Causes
CausesAsthma has dramatically risen worldwide over the past decades, particularly in developed countries, and experts are puzzled over the cause of this increase. The mechanisms that cause asthma are... Read more »Bronchodilatoracholics: Frequently Using their Quick-Relief Asthma Inhalers
A bronchdodilator is a quick-relief asthma medicine that relaxes the airways in the lungs so it's easier to breathe. They are often prescribed in conjunction with anti-inflammatory asthma... Read more »Asthma and Stress Management
Stress can wreck havoc on your health. And if you have asthma, you no doubt know that stress can cause asthma symptoms. The signs and symptoms of stress range from the benign to the dramatic – from... Read more »Cockroach Allergies
What Is Cockroach Allergy? When most people think of allergy "triggers," they often focus on plant pollens, dust, animals and stinging insects. In fact, cockroaches also can trigger allergies and... Read more »Asthma In Infants
...increase the likelihood that a person will develop asthma early in life. One of the most common causes of asthma symptoms in children five years old and younger is a respiratory virus.... Read more »Images
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Medications
This medication is used to prevent symptoms (wheezing and shortness of breath) caused by asthma. It... Read more »
This product is a combination medication (salmeterol and fluticasone). It is used as a long-term... Read more »
Budesonide is used to prevent and reduce symptoms (wheezing and shortness of breath) caused by... Read more »
Salmeterol is used as a long-term (maintenance) treatment to prevent or decrease wheezing and... Read more »
Montelukast is used as a long-term (maintenance) treatment to prevent or treat asthma. It may also... Read more »
Related News
Asthma Linked to PTSD
May 16, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be a link between asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A new study from Columbia University looked at... Read summary »
Knocking Out Allergic Asthma
April 10, 2006CLEVELAND (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Sneezing, itching, watery eyes ... Allergies aren't fun -- especially when they cause asthma. Some people have... Read summary »
Allergies and asthma may offer protection from brain tumors
October 02, 2008A study at the University of Texas has shown that allergies and asthma may protect patients from developing three kinds of brain tumors. Researchers... Read summary »
Can asthma medications cause the heart to skip beats?
October 02, 2008A patient wants to know if the steroid prednisone can cause the heart to skip beats. Experts from the Mayo Clinic say that skipped beats can be... Read summary »
Once-daily steroid cream treats asthma symptoms
October 02, 2008A new steroid cream is a safe and effective treatment for asthma, a new study says. Indacaterol is a once-daily skin cream that helps reduce the... Read summary »
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