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Health Encyclopedia: Adult Asthma Causes
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Causes
Asthma 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 complex and vary among population groups and even from individual to individual. Many asthma sufferers have allergies, and some researchers are targeting common factors in both these conditions. Not all people with allergies have asthma, however, and not all cases of asthma can be explained by aller...
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Expert & Community Posts
Exercise Induced Asthma Is Just Another Challenge to Overcome
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertExercise-induced asthma, or EIA for short, is a type of asthma where symptoms are triggered by... Read more »
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 »
How Asthma Is Diagnosed
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertAsthma is a common chronic health problem in the US and many other countries around the world. It... 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 »
World Asthma Day on May 1st!
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertWorld Asthma Day will be "celebrated" on Tuesday, May 1st this year. Asthma educators and health... Read more »
Health Guide
Remaining Calm During an Asthma Attack Comic
...text of The "Wet Noodle" Technique Works For Keeping Calm During An Asthma Attack and leave a comment! Read all of Rick Frea's Posts Visit the Respiratory Therapy... Read more »Confessions of a Former "Bronchodilatoraholic," Respiratory Therapist comic 4
Read the full text of Confessions of a Former "Bronchodilatoraholic" and leave a comment! Read all of Rick Frea's Posts Visit Respiratory Therapy Cave 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 »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 breath, breathing trouble and other symptoms. If... Read more »Singulair Suicide Risk Analysis
What is the concern about Singulair (montelukast)?Singulair is a major drug in asthma treatment – it is important to review recent developments and put these findings in perspective of overall... Read more »Images
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Medications
...medication is used to control long-term (chronic) asthma and help decrease the number of asthma... Read more »
...years and older with breathing difficulties (e.g., asthma, bronchospasm). This drug is also used... Read more »
...long-term (maintenance) treatment to prevent or treat asthma. It may also be used in people... Read more »
...(byou-DESS-oh-nide/for-MOW-ter-all) Warning Rarely, serious (sometimes fatal) asthma-related... Read more »
...(flew-NISS-oh-lide)Uses Flunisolide is used to help prevent asthma symptoms such as... Read more »
Related News
Inhalers Beat Pill for Asthma
February 16, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Daily treatment with an inhaled steroid is the best way to keep kids with asthma breathing easy. Government researchers arrived... Read summary »
Stopping Peanut Allergies
April 20, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors may have found a cure for dangerous peanut allergies. Childhood allergies to peanuts have become widespread in recent... Read summary »
Do antibiotics help treat chronic asthma?
October 02, 2008Studies showing the presence of bacteria in chronic asthma patients are challenging the long-held belief that antibiotics are not useful in treating... 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 »
Asthma linked to suicidal thoughts, attempts
October 03, 2008People who suffer from asthma are at an increased risk for suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, a new study suggests. Researchers at Johns Hopkins... Read summary »
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