asthma

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that usually presents with a series of recurring symptoms, including wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and chest tightness. The causes of the disease are believed to be both genetic and environmental. There is currently no precise medical examination to diagnose asthma, but a diagnosis is usually established after evaluating the sufferer's symptoms. Asthma can sometimes occur simultaneously with other conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Asthma treatment usually involves lifestyle modifications, such as avoidance of various symptom triggers (allergens, smoke, sulfite-rich foods), as well as an array of drugs that can keep symptoms under control. Mild asthma usually has a good prognosis. Over 50% of the patients diagnosed during childhood will no longer be presenting any symptoms within a decade.


Asthma incidence has increased considerably during the second half of the 20th century. A survey showed that about 9% of American children suffered from asthma in 2001, compared to only 3,6% in 1980.

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• The Most Chronic Childhood Disease

  
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• BBC News - Sunshine vitamin D may treat asthma

  
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• Ginger compounds may be effective in treating asthma symptoms

  
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  Gourmands and foodies everywhere have long recognized ginger as a great way to add a little peppery zing to both sweet and savory dishes; now, a study from researchers at Columbia University shows purified components of the spicy root also may have properties that help asthma patients breathe more easily.The results ...
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• No Association between Antibiotics in 1st Year of Life -(08-22-02)

  
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• Antifungal Therapy Could Benefit Nearly 5 Million Asthmatics Worldwide

  
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• 4 Ways Pregnancy Could Improve Asthma

  
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• Learn How To Obtain Your Asthma attack Under Control

  
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• Feel Much Better These days, Discover Ways To Prevent Obtaining Asthma attack

  
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  Symptoms of asthma is really a major problem that thousands of people suffer around the world. If your symptoms of asthma medicine isn’t doing work, or isn’t as good as you’d like it to be, then comply with these simple ideas on this page to help alleviate and lessen the signs or symptoms and help you direct ...
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• Seeking Guidance Regarding How To Take care of Your Asthma attack? Check The Tips Below

  
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• Adrenocortical Suppression in Asthmatic Children on Inhaled Steroid – (11-01-01)

  
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• Allergic Asthma Attack Prevention In The Home

  
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• Antifungal Therapy Could Benefit Nearly 5 Million Asthmatics Worldwide

  
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  An estimated 4,837,000 asthmatics with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) could benefit substantially from antifungal treatment, say researchers from the University of Toronto and Manchester University. Their work, published in the journal Medical Mycology, has also re-estimated the total number of ...
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• The Standard American Diet – Time For a Revamp

  
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• Mother’s Day: Political Moms Mobilize For Climate Change

  
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• Study finds nearly 5 million asthmatics worldwide could benefit from antifungal therapy

  
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  An estimated 4,837,000 asthmatics with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) could benefit substantially from antifungal treatment, say researchers from the University of Toronto and Manchester University.Their work, published today in the journal Medical Mycology, has also re-estimated the total number of ...
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• First Ever Asthma and Allergy Certified Air Filter – Lysol® Unscented Air Filter

  
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