How Does Asthma Affect The Body?
Health Encyclopedia: Causes Of Childhood Asthma
- Causes of Childhood Asthma
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Childhood Asthma Prognosis
- Childhood Asthma Risk Factors
- Symptoms of Childhood Asthma
- Childhood Asthma Diagnosis
Causes
Asthma occurs in about 5 million American children . Each year about 200,000 of them are hospitalized. It is the most common chronic childhood illness. About half of all cases of asthma develop before the age of 10, and about 80% of patients develop symptoms before they are 5 years old.
General Causes of Asthma
The mechanisms that cause asthma are complex and vary among population groups and even individuals. For example, asthma in children is highly associated with allergies. However, only ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Food Factors In Asthma
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...what you eat has nothing to do with your battle with Asthma? Think Again. Nutrition Expert... Read more »
When Asthma Isn't Causing Your Shortness of Breath
By Fred Little , Health Expert...entry, I would like to comment on how the fact that asthma is such a common disease can in some... Read more »
Breathless in Beijing: Olympics 2008
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...listening especially to see how the athletes with asthma do with the unique challenges presented... Read more »
Eating for Better Respiratory Health... Is it Possible?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertPeople with asthma are often looking for more natural solutions to feeling better. Because, let's... Read more »
"100 Questions & Answers About Your Child's Asthma" book review
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...reading 100 Questions & Answers about Your Child's Asthma by Claudia Plottel, MD and B Robert... Read more »
Health Guide
Asthma Diet
Most experts agree that there is very little evidence supporting a direct link between food and asthma. However, there is a lot of evidence showing that a well-balanced diet contributes to overall... Read more »Dry Powder Inhalers
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes the airways (bronchi) to produce excess mucus and close, making breathing difficult. Treatment has two main objectives: first, to... Read more »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 »Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis): Allergy Symptoms
...their allergy symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, itchy red eyes and sometimes worsening of their asthma. The cause of this is usually that these people are allergic to ragweed. Allergy to... Read more »Asthma Risk Factors
...FactorsAccording to a major national 2001 survey, American adults have a 10% lifetime risk for developing asthma. As of 2002, an estimated 20 million adults had the disorder. Between 1980 and 1996... Read more »Images
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Medications
...nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially: other asthma drugs (e.g.,... Read more »
...propranolol, labetalol, timolol) other drugs for asthma (e.g., quick-relief inhalers, ... Read more »
...especially: aldesleukin amphotericin B other asthma drugs (e.g., quick-relief inhalers) ... Read more »
...pseudoephedrine) aldesleukin amphotericin B other asthma drugs (e.g., quick-relief... Read more »
...not usually used for ongoing coughs from smoking, asthma, other long-term breathing problems... Read more »
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Asthma Risk Begins in the Womb
June 02, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- During pregnancy, a new mom is conscious of her eating, drinking, exercise and exposure to cigarette smoke for the health of... Read summary »
Kinder, Gentler Stem Cell Transplant
May 05, 2008ST. LOUIS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Stem cell transplants can offer hope to people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. But the... 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 »
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 »
Mom?s Obesity Linked to Asthma in Kids
September 30, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Here's another reason to maintain a healthy weight: obese women are more likely to end up with children who have asthma. This... Read summary »
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