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21st September 2009
Asthma is the most common chronic (long-term) childhood disease. In America about nine million children are diagnosed with asthma. Up to ten per cent of children in Europe are also suffering from asthma symptoms. Unfortunately parents of these children ar... Read >
Author: wbdoyle21st August 2009
The prevalence of the use of aerosol machines (also known as nebulizers) has increased significantly in the last decade. This is due, at least in part, to the rising occurrence of lung diseases and disorders, particularly asthma, and specifically, childh... Read >
Author: Jenny Schweyer04th July 2009
Where you aware that there are important facts about air pollution you should know in order to keep you from serious harm? Are you aware that these facts could actually save your life?
If you take time to study air pollution, you will find the informati... Read >
Author: Beverly Saltonstall14th June 2009
Sentinel health units are vital for taking care of the problems related to children who are suffering from asthma. These days asthma in children has become a regular problem and this is frequently referred to as childhood asthma. Childhood asthma has emer... Read >
Author: jainish16th January 2009
If you have pet allergies, you’re not alone. According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI), approximately 10 percent of Americans may be allergic to animals. Of these allergy sufferers, many may have asthma and 20 to 30 pe... Read >
Author: colleen.finnegan7027th October 2008
Nutritionists and dieticians are now increasingly recommending russet rice as a superb mine of all-cycle diet. Experts say the difference between sunburned rice and the more general pallid rice is not just the paint. White rice actually lacks the basic qu... Read >
Author: Jamey Sackville13th October 2008
As a parent, your first concern, is your own child. But you may want to reach beyond your child's individual situation to help families and others in your community bring the growing incidence of childhood asthma under control. It's the old tried-and-true... Read >
Author: Alien01st October 2008
According to the latest information, asthma with its coughing and wheezing is up 60% from about 25 years ago.
Approximately 23 million Americans now have asthma with the figures continuing to climb. Experts claim that what you eat helps fight asthma a... Read >
Author: Don Levy24th August 2008
Peak flow meter readings may be used to direct the management of an acute asthmatic attack. The patient's strategy for treatment should include peak flow meter readings. The patient and physician should design a plan of treatment based largely on peak flo... Read >
Author: Alien24th August 2008
In mild intermittent childhood asthma the initial treatment is use of the B2-adrenergic agonist. Due to difficulty using MDIs in younger patients (under age five) there must be increased reliance on nebulized medication and oral preparations (tablets or e... Read >
Author: Alien29th July 2008
Cigarette and tobacco smoking are some of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the United States. But still, a good
25.9 million men and 20.7 million women in the United States smoke. Smoking takes roughly 438,000 American lives annually,
t... Read >
Author: Abbey Grace Yap17th June 2008
Researchers now suggest that the epidemic of childhood asthma is associated with a change in the omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratio in the diet. It used to be around 5:1, (omega 6 to omega 3) but is now closer to 15:1. The researchers found that children... Read >
Author: Dianne M. Buxton07th May 2008
With the quality of our water coming into question you may already understand the benefit of home water purifiers.
Approximately 70% of our body is made up of water, with various organs having a higher percentage, so it makes sense that the quality of ... Read >
Author: Mark13th April 2008
Tips for creating a healthier home environment
Good Ventilation
Invest in an extractor fan or ventilation system or simply open the windows. These will encourage the airflow which will improve air circulation and quality.
Keep humidity low
Mould,b... Read >
Author: Doons02nd April 2008
Secondhand smoke or passive smoke or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a combination of the smoke produced from burning cigarettes and the smoke exhaled by the smoker, from which over 4,000 different chemicals have been identified & around 50 of these ... Read >
Author: Brenda Stokes22nd January 2008
Most of the teenagers who have asthma are also allergic to many things. The asthma can get severe even if the people with asthma are exposed to allergens of low grade. Allergies play an important role in asthma cased which are undiagnosed. Other factors... Read >
Author: Krishan Bakhru21st January 2008
Asthma is a chronic disease of the respiratory system. In Asthmatic conditions, the air passage occasionally constricts, becomes inflamed and is lined with excessive amount of mucus, often in response to various triggers. Environmental stimulants such as ... Read >
Author: Ronn Jones07th August 2007
Types of Asthma
Asthma is a growing worldwide problem. Asthma is classified in various ways. Traditionally, doctors have categorised asthma into two general groups, Extrinsic (allergic) asthma and Intrinsic (non-allergic) asthma, depending upon the typ... Read >
Author: Alien05th June 2007
A specific treatment for asthma in a child is probably one of the most difficult to determine given the very nature of any respiratory disease. The factors of this breathing ailment are multi faceted and can drive the doctor to various options appropriat... Read >
Author: Abigail Franks30th May 2007
Asthma is a disease that is present all around the world. People from all age groups get affected by it. There are studies which indicate that asthma is hereditary in nature so there are greater chances of offsprings catching the disease if their parents ... Read >
Author: Tom alter30th May 2007
Asthma in young adults, those in their twenties and thirties is very similar to the childhood asthma. In fact most of the young adults who develop evident symptoms of asthma are those who have remained undiagnosed and therefore untreated in their childhoo... Read >
Author: Tom alter27th March 2007
One of the more difficult things in being a parent is to care for the health and well-being of our children. This no doubt causes many of us anxiety and to worry if are doing the right things to care for our children. One of the biggest problems we have... Read >
Author: Abigail Franks12th March 2007
Considered to be the most common chronic disease in children, asthma affects over 4 million of children below 18 years old. If your child is among the many affected by this illness, then you must be well-informed and educated in order to manage asthma pro... Read >
Author: Sven Ullmann05th March 2007
The worse thing than childhood asthma is asthma in toddlers. Most children who have asthma developed the disease while they were still toddlers. With a reported 5 million American children suffering from asthma, 173 thousand of them hospitalized for sever... Read >
Author: Sven Ullmann19th February 2007
A recent Belgian study, reported by the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, found that children who use indoor swimming pools have an increased risk of asthma. The study was conducted by scientists at the Catholic University of Louvain, B... Read >
Author: Chuck Jaymes06th February 2007
Any condition or disease that affects children seems a lot worse for us as parents. While we only want the best for our kids, were almost powerless to protect them when facing many health-related conditions like asthma. Once a condition such as asthma h... Read >
Author: Abigail Franks16th November 2006
Free radicals play a big role in inducing bronchoconstriction and elevating mucus secretion in asthmatic. For this reason, it is a good idea if you have asthma to build up your use of antioxidants. Two antioxidants that are necessary for reducing asthma... Read >
Author: Rudy Silva15th November 2006
It is estimated that 5 million children in the United States suffer from childhood asthma. The American Lung Association estimates that 4 million children under the age of 18 have suffered an asthma attack in the past year. Asthma is considered one of the... Read >
Author: Daniel Lanicek25th July 2006
Asthma is the most common chronic (long-term) childhood disease. In
America about nine million children are diagnosed with asthma. Up to
ten per cent of children in Europe are also suffering from asthma
symptoms. Unfortunately parents of these... Read >
Author: David Kane19th February 2006
The following article presents the very latest information on Asthma. If you have a particular interest in Asthma, then this informative article is required reading.
Asthma is a chronic lung disease, which is caused by an increased reaction from the a... Read >
Author: Masni Rizal Mansor31st August 2005
A source suggests that there may be a new way to help children who are subjected to the dangers of second hand tobacco smoke.
It has become apparent that childhood asthma could be prevented with the help of antioxidants such as beta-carotene, vitamin C... Read >
Author: Jeremy Maddock
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