What is Asthma?
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Asthma (pronounced AZ-muh) is defined in Essential Allergy, by Niels Mygind, Ronald Dahl, Soren Pedersen and Kristian Thestrup-Pedersen 2nd edition as: A lung disease characterised by: 1. variable and reversible airway obstruction; 2. airw...
What is Asthma Anyways?
by: mikeherman1.
Asthma (pronounced AZ-muh) is a chronic (long term) inflammatory disease that makes the bronchial airways particularly sensitive to irritants such as air pollution. It affects people of all ages causing breathing difficulties, shortness of...
Arresting Asthma
by: News Canada.
(NC)-According to the Asthma Society of Canada, asthma kills 10 people every week and afflicts 10 per cent of the Canadian population. Dr. Dean Befus, from the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Alan Schreiber from the Univer...
Allergic Asthma: You Need To Know What Causes It
by: pnnetbuy.
As you probably already know if you're reading this, asthma is a respiratory system disease that makes your airways constrict, filling them with mucous, and making it quite uncomfortable and difficult to breathe. Asthma attacks can be scar...
Coping with Asthma
by: mikeherman1.
For an asthmatic, the struggles of asthma includes the day to day management of the disease is vital if they are to stay healthy.The struggles of asthma also mean that medicines must be taken regularly and the patient must do all they can ...
What Triggers Asthma?
by: gaia22.
An asthma trigger is something in the environment that triggers an asthma attack. If you're an asthma sufferer, an attack can be triggered when you become exposed to your particular trigger. When you become exposed to this trigger, you wil...
Yoga for Asthma
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What is AsthmaAsthma is an ancient Greek word that means panting, gasping or short-drawn breath. It is one of the most discomforting of respiratory ailments, known to affect around 5% of the worlds adult population and 10% of children. Ast...
Do You Have This Asthma Symptom?
by: gannboy.
Many people are wondering whether they have the asthma symptom or not. They are guessing it or should I say, taking a chance with their life.When you have asthma, you will find that there are many symptoms that take place. Mainly you will...
Asthma Information
by: jpeters21.
Despite all medical care available, asthma is one of the fastest spreading diseases today. It is estimated that it affects upwards of twenty million in the USA alone, with the worldwide count being many times that. The disease accounts for...
Who Else Wants To Control Asthma
by: gannboy.
Many people around the world who are also asthmatics rely on conventional asthma medication which can come in the form of inhalers. You can take a dose of the medication any time you feel the asthma coming on and there are also other inhal...
Living With Asthma
by: marclindsay.
The most important thing you can do when you have asthma is understand how to control your attacks and what type of things trigger of your attacks. Your doctor should also prescribe medication or some sort for you to take or a regular basi...
Know Asthma Symptoms
by: bgutter.
A sizeable number of the world population suffers from asthma. Asthma is a lung related disease and can happen to any person at any age. Asthma attacks can be horrifying and worrying to the patient as well as his or her close relatives.Rea...
What To Look Out For With An Asthma Attack?
by: gannboy.
Asthma kills thousand every year. Millions of people are severely plagued by this dreaded chronic illness every day of their lives. Doctors around the world, have no idea how to prevent this disease, and its cause has remained one of medic...
Triggers vs. Causes of Asthma
by: mikeherman1.
For asthma patients the day-to-day management of the disease becomes an important part of everyday life. Controlling asthma means paying careful attention to the causes and triggers of the asthma. The " trigger factors ", or " triggers ", ...
Have You Been Given a Diagnosis of Asthma?
by: mikeherman1.
Diagnosis is the important first step in taking control of asthma.The earlier it is diagnosed the earlier the condition can be controlled, and the more successful the treatment can be. Anyone regularly exhibiting any of the symptoms below ...
