How To Treat Asthma Without Medication
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
Lack of Health Insurance Puts Our Kids with Asthma at Risk
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...have health insurance know the financial toll that asthma can take on our lives. But now, newly... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
A New Look At Your Rescue Inhaler
By Fred Little , Health Expert...was done with mice, it has implications on human asthma treatment, particularly in light of... Read more »
Health Guide
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 »Advair, Symbicort and FDA Advisory Committee Recommednations for Asthma Drugs
...and risk, and pediatric advisory.The medications of interest were LABAs prescribed for treatment of asthma which included Serevent (salmeterol), Foradil (formoterol), Advair (a combination of... Read more »Finding the Right Acid Reflux (GERD) Medication for Your Baby
...from the world and develop very unhealthy attituted toward eating. Some even become afraid of food. Asthma can be caused by reflux. Patients with asthma and their families often don't realize that... Read more »Preparing Asthmatic and Allergic Children for Summer Camp
...you could go home.This summer, 10 million children will head to camp. For kids with food allergies, asthma, and other health concerns, it’s a time to foster their independence — and for... 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 »Images
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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 »
...shortness of breath caused by breathing problems (e.g., asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary... Read more »
...years and older with breathing difficulties (e.g., asthma, bronchospasm). This drug is also used... Read more »
Related News
Many College Athletes Don't Breath Easy
March 31, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Athletes expect to be a little out of breath at the end of a strenuous workout. But for many, it's more than just a little... 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 »
Scientists ID eczema's link to asthma
May 26, 2009A new study on mice has shed light on the link between eczema and asthma, researchers say. Skin damaged by eczema appears to produce thymic stromal... Read summary »
New "side-effect free" asthma, allergy med tested
September 22, 2008A new allergy and asthma drug called RPL554 is scheduled to begin human testing. The medication, which drugmakers say has fewer side effects than... 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 »
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