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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Asthma Information

Does coffee help prevent asthma attacks?

October 02, 2008
A reader asks Joe and Teresa Graedon of The People's Pharmacy whether coffee works to help relieve asthma symptoms. The Graedons respond with information about the link between coffee and asthma, including guidelines for how much coffee an adult should drink to experience asthma relief. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Asthma Allies Here To Help: Introducing Gerri Rivers
By Gerri Rivers , Health Expert

...professional, or just someone who is looking for additional asthma information, I look forward... Read more »

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An Asthma Website Just for Teens
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...all quite entertaining, while providing essential asthma information geared towards taking... Read more »

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How to Live a Life Without (Asthma) Limits
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

As I've mentioned previously, May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, as designated by the... Read more »

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Asthma: Is the Outlook Better for Older Males?
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

"Doc, will I outgrow my asthma?"   This question is frequently asked by patients and parents in... Read more »

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Lose Weight for Better Asthma Control
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

The possible link between asthma and obesity has been studied extensively. Most studies have... Read more »

Health Guide

Poor Patient Asthmatics: Asthma Patients Who Need Better Doctors
Poor Patient Asthmatics would take better care of their asthma if they knew how. They need help developing a good asthma action plan for themselves. They may even need to be prescribed different... Read more »
The Doubting Thomas Asthmatic: Adults Newly Diagnosed With Asthma
Asthma is often believed to be a children's disease that you either outgrow as an adult or never develop once you're an adult. But that is not the case.People who develop adult asthma are often... Read more »
The Gallant Asthmatic: The Perfect Asthma Patient
These asthmatics are a doctor's best patients. They have their bronchodilator with them at all times, but only use it when necessary. They religiously take their controller, anti-inflammatory... Read more »
How to Use This Site
Welcome to Asthma Connections. Receiving a diagnosis of asthma can be extremely stressful. It can also be a relief to know exactly why you have been having periods of difficult breathing. Now that... Read more »
Using This Asthma Web Site
Asthma affects and estimated 20 million people in the United States and children account for nearly half of that number. Whether you have been diagnosed with asthma, think you may have the condition... Read more »

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See what happens to your lungs when you have asthma.... Read more »

Medications

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...medication is used to control long-term (chronic) asthma and help decrease the number of asthma... Read more »

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...(za-FEER-lew-kast)Uses Zafirlukast is used to prevent asthma symptoms and to decrease the... Read more »

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...symptoms (wheezing and shortness of breath) caused by asthma. It is generally used with other... Read more »

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...This medication is used to treat moderate to severe asthma in adults and children over 12 years... Read more »

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...long-term (maintenance) treatment to prevent or treat asthma. It may also be used in people... Read more »

Related News

Knocking Out Allergic Asthma
April 10, 2006

CLEVELAND (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Sneezing, itching, watery eyes ... Allergies aren't fun -- especially when they cause asthma. Some people have... Read summary »

Heating Up Asthma
October 11, 2006

PHILADELPHIA (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- "I didn't learn to ride a bike until I was 12," Carol Burke says. "I never learned how to swim." Burke has... Read summary »

Report gives information on children's asthma
October 02, 2008

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control have released a report on the status of children's asthma. According to the report, asthma deaths have declined... Read summary »

Q&A: Parent seeks advice on asthma medications
October 02, 2008

A parent's 9-year-old son has had to be hospitalized for asthma despite the boy taking Flovent and albuterol to control the condition. Dr. Kendall... Read summary »

Q&A: Natural ways to ease asthma
October 03, 2008

A 44-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with asthma wants to know if there are natural remedies for the condition. Dr. Kay and Dr. Max respond... Read summary »