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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 but the number of doctor's visits for asthma symptoms have doubled. The report also gives information on which states have the highest number of children with asthma. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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"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 »

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5 Next Steps For Adults Newly Diagnosed With Asthma
By Romelia Walters , Health Expert

...as more and more adults are being diagnosed with asthma. Of course, thousands of children are... Read more »

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"When Can I Stop My Asthma Medication?"
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

...invariably leads to several minutes of discussion with asthma patients and parents. There is no... Read more »

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What Is Your Doctor's Asthma IQ?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

Solid asthma control is key to your health. Some of the responsibility for that control is yours,... Read more »

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10 Tips For Managing Even The Toughest Asthma
By Rick Frea , Health Expert

So, you (or your asthmatic child) are on all the right asthma medicines, see all the best... Read more »

Health Guide

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 »
The Recovered: Asthma Symptom-Free And Reckless
People don't "outgrow" their asthma. Asthma is a chronic illness and there is no cure. If you had asthma, but you no longer have asthma symptoms, chances are that you still have asthma.But Recovered... 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 what bum luck would cause some asthmatics to get so... Read more »
Rick Frea: Asthma Sufferer and Respiratory Therapist Intro Comic
Read the full text of "Hi. I'm Your Neighborhood Respiratory Therapist" and leave a comment!  Read All Rick Frea's Posts  Visit the Respiratory Therapist Cave Read more »
The Goofus Asthmatic: The Lazy Asthma Patient
These asthmatics think they know how to take care of their asthma, but they don't and don't really try to learn how to manage their asthma properly. If they have an asthma attack (which is often),... 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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...This medication is used to treat moderate to severe asthma in adults and children over 12 years... 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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...years and older with breathing difficulties (e.g., asthma, bronchospasm). This drug is also used... Read more »

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Unique Asthma Strikes Children
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Race Matters When it Comes to Asthma
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Asthma and obesity is a dangerous combination. New research conducted by Kaiser Permanente shows obese people with the... Read summary »