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Some asthma face masks don't work well for kids (Reuters)
Face masks, used in combination
with pressurized inhalers and holding chambers, are supposed to
make it easier to treat asthma in young children. However, some
masks cause discomfort and reduce the amount of medication kids
end up getting, researchers report.
Mar-01-2006
01:29:4 AM
Understanding Asthma Treatments - Relievers and Preventers
Copyright 2006 David Drinkall
Millions of people around the world suffer from Asthma, a chronic lung condition characterized by difficulty in breathing. During an asthma attack, the sufferer's airways become irritated and react by narrowing and constructing. That causes increased resistance to airflow, and obstructs the flow of the air to and from the lungs.
How is asthma treated?
Asthma is treated using two main types of medicines:
* Quick Relief Treatments: also called relie
Mar-01-2006
12:0:0 AM
- David Drinkall
10 Paths to Conquer Asthma
Asthma is a condition where due to certain stimuli a person experiences narrowing of air passages and difficulty in breathing. Treatment for asthma should be done under the guidance of a doctor and should be planned carefully. The key lies in recognizing the causes and managing the condition such that you are in control of the situation.
Treatments include:
1. Preventive action where you avoid situations that triggers off symptoms.
2. Practice meditation and breathing exercises to
Feb-28-2006
12:0:0 AM
- Paul Wilson
Natural Cure For Asthma
If you experience sudden bouts of breathlessness, you are suffering from asthma. When some dust, smoke or the scent of any odd flower or perfume will get you whizzing, coughing and gasping, you are suffering from asthma. These are just some of the allergens that can irritate your nasal passage. Other irritants are exercise, pollution or smog, a sudden change in weather, cold or any infection of the airways.
Though asthma attack can be scary, there is no need to panic. Besides following do
Feb-24-2006
12:0:0 AM
- Sharon Hopkins
How to Cure Asthma
What is the difference between God and a Doctor? God doesn't think that he is a doctor. How do you tell the difference between a Doctor and a banana? If the banana doesn't go rotten in 14 days then it isn't a doctor. According to your doctor asthma is incurable, or as your Doctor learned after 8 years in University envying the number of women chasing the quarterback, who your Doctor in a jealous and drunken rage referred to in his secret diary as a "hairy Neanderthal", asthma is a "chronic (p
Feb-24-2006
12:0:0 AM
- Karen Fish
Asthma - Children and Treatment
ASTHMA IN CHILDREN
Though Asthma can be
developed at any age, but it is found that it occurs mostly in
childhood. Moreover, it is found that it is found more in girls than
boys. Asthma causes about 1/4th absentism in schools and around 20
children die due to uncontrolled Asthma only in Canada every year.
So, it is very important to control Asthma so that your child can
lead a normal and healthy lifestyle.
How do I know my child
has Asthma?
Feb-23-2006
12:0:0 AM
- Manisha Bhatia
Asthma - Triggers and Prevention
ASTHMA TRIGGERS
Triggers are basically the
things and conditions that cause inflammation in the airways and
leads to Asthma attacks. The triggers are classified into two broad
main categories.
Inflammatory Triggers:
These are also known as Allergic triggers. The inflammatory triggers
include, animals such as cats, dogs, rabbits and other furry animals,
viral infections such as common cold viruses and flu viruses,
cockroaches, moulds ( a type of fungu
Feb-23-2006
12:0:0 AM
- Manisha Bhatia
Asthma - Types and Symptoms
Nearly 15 million
Americans are suffering from a chronicle inflammatory airway desease
that makes breathing very difficult. Among the 15 million affected, a
whopping 5 million are children. This chronicle airway desease is
known as "Asthma" in medical terms. Asthma spares none,
whether a child or an adult. When an Asthma attack strikes, person
suffers from uncontrollable continuous coughing, neck muscles
straining, distended chest, and eyes showing alarm verging on panic.
It m
Feb-23-2006
12:0:0 AM
- Manisha Bhatia
Delayed care fuels asthma-related ER visits (Reuters)
Adults with asthma, even those
with mild asthma, who delay seeking care because of cost or
lack of insurance, are apt to end up in the emergency room,
results of a study suggest.
Feb-22-2006
05:23:29 PM
Asthmatics - don't suffer at altitude!
Copyright 2006 David Drinkall
Some kinds of exercise cause problems for asthmatics. Activities like climbing and skiing have an additional problem. Not only are there the exercise problems, but the altitude itself can cause an additional challenge of its own.
It is possible that people with asthma are more likely to be affected by altitude sickness. But what is altitude sickness? And why should asthma sufferers be more likely to suffer from it?
Simply put, people who live at lower
Feb-22-2006
12:0:0 AM
- David Drinkall
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