Can Asthma Be Prevented
Health Encyclopedia: Preventing Pediatric Asthma Attacks
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Prevention
There is no fool-proof method to prevent asthma attacks. The best way to reduce the number of attacks is to eliminate triggers (especially cigarette smoke) and follow the asthma plan that you develop with your doctor. When families take control of their home environment, asthma symptoms and attacks can be significantly decreased.
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Expert & Community Posts
Urban Kids With Asthma Need Frequent Medical Check-ups
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...environments often have a higher risk for developing asthma and for having asthma attacks. The... Read more »
Covering the Uninsured - Drug Prices -- Significant Asthma Treatment Challenges
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...important health issues affecting Americans with asthma. Each year, the number of uninsured... Read more »
How to Live a Life Without (Asthma) Limits
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertAs I've mentioned previously, May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, as designated by the... Read more »
Asthma and Depression: Which Comes First?
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...talking with a friend who like me had serious childhood asthma. After seeing all the best... Read more »
16 Interesting Asthma Facts You Should Know
By Rick Frea , Health Expert...recently read a book written for physicians called Fatal Asthma. I wouldn't recommend it... Read more »
Health Guide
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 what bum luck would cause some asthmatics to get so... Read more »Sometimer Asthmatics: Adult Asthmatics Who Don't Take Their Asthma Medicine
These are adult asthmatics who sometimes have mild asthma symptoms, and when they do they take a puff or two or three or four of their quick-relief asthma inhalers until they feel better. The trouble... Read more »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 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
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Medications
...medication is used to control long-term (chronic) asthma and help decrease the number of asthma... Read more »
...(za-FEER-lew-kast)Uses Zafirlukast is used to prevent asthma symptoms and to decrease the... Read more »
...This medication is used to treat moderate to severe asthma in adults and children over 12 years... Read more »
...symptoms (wheezing and shortness of breath) caused by asthma. It is generally used with other... Read more »
...years and older with breathing difficulties (e.g., asthma, bronchospasm). This drug is also used... Read more »
Related News
Unique Asthma Strikes Children
November 24, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research clarifies the link between a certain genetic variant and asthma in children. Although the variant has been known... 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 »
Asthma Rates 50-Percent Higher in Those Overweight
May 16, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Here's another good reason to shed those extra pounds: Being overweight puts you at significantly higher risk for developing... Read summary »
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 »
Obesity Dangerous for Asthmatics
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Asthma and obesity is a dangerous combination. New research conducted by Kaiser Permanente shows obese people with the... Read summary »
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