How To Prevent Asthma
Report gives information on children's asthma
October 02, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
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 »
Old, New and Future Approaches to Asthma Treatment
By Fred Little , Health ExpertNew approaches to asthma treatment Earlier last month, I attended an international conference on... Read more »
An Asthma Action Plan Is Essential
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertFor people who have asthma, an asthma action plan is an essential part of successful asthma... 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 »
5 Steps to Getting Your Asthma Under Control
By Romelia Walters , Health Expert...speak to one of the students who is a mom with an asthmatic child. Her son has severe asthma,... 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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »Images
See what happens to your lungs when you have asthma.... Read more »
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 »
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 »
Race Matters When it Comes to Asthma
May 02, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When it comes to asthma, new research shows black patients are more likely to visit the emergency room or be hospitalized for... Read summary »
Allergies, Asthma and Wealth
March 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children in richer nations are more likely to have allergy-related asthma than their counterparts in poorer nations.... Read summary »
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