Ways To Prevent Asthma
Which Asthma Medication Is Best?
One of the most common questions we get here on the site is some variation on, "Which asthma medicine is best?" So, I thought it might be helpful to write a post that addresses this issue for asthma. (A similar post on the Allergy site continues to be one of the most viewed posts I've ever written.)
There are many different types of asthma medicines on the market, with more being added regularly, so I know it can get confusing. There is no one right answer to the question of the best asthma m...
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Expert & Community Posts
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Health Guide
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 »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 »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 »Asthma and Stress Management
Stress can wreck havoc on your health. And if you have asthma, you no doubt know that stress can cause asthma symptoms. The signs and symptoms of stress range from the benign to the dramatic – from... Read more »Preventing Pediatric asthma attacks
Asthma - pediatric Prevention There is no fool-proof method to prevent asthma attacks. The best way to reduce the number of attacks is to eliminate triggers... Read more »Images
See what happens to your lungs when you have asthma.... Read more »
Medications
...not usually used for ongoing coughs from smoking, asthma, other long-term breathing problems... Read more »
...not usually used for ongoing coughs from smoking, asthma, other long-term breathing problems... Read more »
...not usually used for ongoing coughs from smoking, asthma, other long-term breathing problems... 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 »
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 »
Asthma prevents many from living a full life
October 03, 2008A recent survey found that two thirds of asthmatics believe their condition prevents them from living a full life. The report--released to coincide... Read summary »
New treatments improve control of childhood asthma
March 24, 2009A U.S. study has found that treatments introduced in the past ten years have dramatically improved the way childhood asthma is managed. Researchers... Read summary »
Does asthma show up in chest X-rays?
April 28, 2009A reader wants to know if asthma flares can be seen on common chest X-rays. According to CNN's Dr. Jennifer Shu, asthma itself cannot be seen on this... Read summary »
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