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Asthma Treatment Pregnancy
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General Approach for Treating and Managing Asthma
While medications play an essential role in the management of asthma, appropriate management of asthma involves much more:
- Identifying and avoiding allergens and other asthma triggers
- Following appropriate drug treatments
- Home monitoring performed by either patient or family
- Good communication between the doctor and patient
- Needed psychosocial support
- Treatment of asthma in all environments (school, work, exercise)
The severity of asthma is...
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Asthma Control During Pregnancy is Essential
A new review published in the May-June issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine emphasizes the importance of asthma... Read more »
Pregnancy & Asthma: How to Keep You & Baby Healthy
This is the third post in our series on how pregnancy and asthma affect each other. We've learned about the effect that asthma and... Read more »
Reflux Medications Taken During Pregnancy Linked to Asthma in Children
A new study indicates that moms who took reflux medications during pregnancy may increase the risk of having a child with asthma symptoms.... Read more »
Pregnancy and Risk of Asthma in Infants
Sheesh... don't expecting moms have enough to worry about already in regards to whether their child is growing normally and will be... Read more »
New Guidelines for Treatment of Asthma in Pregnant Women
Pregnancy can be one of most joyful periods in life, provided the woman is feeling well. But, if you're not feeling well due to abdominal... Read more »
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New guidelines on managing asthma during pregnancy
New guidelines published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine stress the importance of managing asthma symptoms during pregnancy. Dr.... Read more »
Adult Asthmatics Dismissing their Asthma Symptoms: Doubting Th...
Read the full text of The Doubting Thomas Asthmatic and leave a comment! Read all of Rick Frea's Posts Visit Respiratory Therapist Cave, Rick... Read more »
Choosing an Allergy Doctor for Asthma Treatment
Pediatricians, general practitioners, internists, allergists and pulmonologists can all treat asthma and allergies. Allergists or immunologists are... Read more »
Asthma In Infants
What is asthma? Asthma is a disease in which the airways become blocked or narrowed. These effects are usually temporary, but they cause shortness of... Read more »
The Hard-Luck Asthmatic: Their Asthma Is Difficult to Control
These are the asthmatics who, regardless of how compliant they are with their preventative medicines, still have bad asthma episodes. We don't know... Read more »
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