Article: Asthma and Allergic Diseases Research Centers.

Article: Asthma and allergy quiz.
Pediatrics for Parents;  May 1, 1991 ;     212 words ...1. How many Americans have allergic diseases (including asthma)? a) 55,000 b) 235,000 c) 22 million d) 1.5 million...if any, are true? a) 7% of youths nationwide have asthma b) asthma in males increased by 44% between 1980 and 1989 c...

Article: What you need to know about asthma. (pamphlet)
Pamphlet by: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases;  March 1, 1990 ;     700+ words ......with its sister allergic diseases, bronchial asthma is among the most...from bronchial asthma; between 30 and...million have other allergic diseases. In other words...States is due to asthma or allergic diseases. Over-the-counter...

Article: Structural Bioinformatics Inc. Announces Discovery of Small-Molecule Interleukin-5 Receptor Antagonist Leads for Treatment of Eosinophilia Induced Allergic Diseases.
Business Wire;  January 17, 2000 ;     583 words ......testing as a novel therapy for allergic diseases including asthma. Currently, asthma affects...historically ascribed to allergic diseases including dermatitis, eczema...conjunctivitis and extrinsic asthma. Orally active IL-5 receptor...

Article: Probiotics and prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides in the prevention of allergic diseases: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.(Recent Abstracts)(Brief article)(Clinical report)
Alternative Medicine Review;  March 1, 2007 ;     304 words ......BACKGROUND: The increase in allergic diseases is attributed to a relative...galacto-oligosaccharides in preventing allergic diseases. METHODS: We randomized...cumulative incidence of allergic diseases (food allergy, eczema, asthma, and allergic rhinitis...cumulative ...

Article: How exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, outdoor air pollutants, and increased pollen burdens influences the incidence of asthma.(Research: Mini-Monograph)
Environmental Health Perspectives;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Asthma is a multifactorial airway...irritants. The rapid rise in asthma over the past three decades...accepted that persons with asthma are more sensitive than persons without asthma to air pollutants such...incidence or severity of allergic diseases. In this review we illustrate...for ...

Article: Allergic diseases; diagnosis and treatment, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
SciTech Book News;  December 1, 2007 ;     166 words ...9781588296030 Allergic diseases; diagnosis and treatment, 3d ed. Ed. by Phil Lieberman...clinical practice RC584 With an emphasis on common allergic diseases and the pharmacologic tools used to control them...presents current work on the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases. ...

Article: Allergy and asthma; practical diagnosis and management.(Brief article)(Book review)
SciTech Book News;  December 1, 2007 ;     147 words ...9780071471732 Allergy and asthma; practical diagnosis and management. Ed. by Massoud Mahmoudi...history and physical examination of the allergic patient, allergic diseases, allergy diagnosis, and allergy management. Also included are several chapters on asthma and four separate chapters on ...

Article: Effects of air pollution on the prevalence and incidence of asthma in children.
Archives of Environmental Health;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......high prevalence rates of asthma in areas with high concentrations...symptoms in children with asthma. (11,12) However, the...ambient air pollution on asthma is not conclusive. (2...pollution on the incidence of asthmatic symptoms. (14) To evaluate...that the incidence of asthma increased ...

Article: Sweet victory: Jackie Joyner-Kersee triumphs over lifelong asthma.(Health)
Jet;  March 8, 2004 ;     683 words ...People with asthma can't set world sports records. They don...nine consecutive heptathlons. People with asthma don't win the prestigious Sullivan Award...feats, there was no way she could have asthma. No way at all. If you're an athlete...

Article: Managing and treating asthma. (Medicine & Health).
USA Today (Magazine);  July 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...I KNOW WHEN an asthma attack is starting. I cough; then my chest feels...Between attacks I feel fine. That is what a typical asthma sufferer experiences with this very serious disease. Asthma is characterized by wide and sometimes rapid fluctuations...

Article: Life with asthma. (includes related article on helping someone during asthma attack)
Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication;  April 1, 1989 ;     700+ words ...Life with Asthma It was July 1984. Nancy Hogshead had won three gold medals and one...during exercise. To her surprise, the diagnosis was exercise-induced asthma. What's Asthma? Asthma is a disease in which the tubes that carry air to the lungs...

Article: Asthma.
Nutrition Health Review;  September 22, 1996 ;     700+ words ...For some, the agony of asthma may be an affliction only during childhood...fortunate are those who fall mortal victims. Asthma can kill. Medical science can offer...all attempts at discovering a cure. Asthma can be mild; it can be devastating...

Article: Back-to-school sniffles, sneezes, and wheezes: it is easy for parents and teachers to mistake allergies or asthma for a series of colds.
Vibrant Life;  September 1, 1995 ;     647 words ...Is it a cold, an allergy, or asthma? It's not always easy to know the difference...bothersome allergies, or the early signs of asthma. It is easy for parents and teachers to mistake allergies or asthma for a series of colds and simply think that...

Article: Asthma quiz.
Pediatrics for Parents;  November 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ...How much do you know about asthma? Take this short quiz and find out. (Answers on page 6.) True or False 1. Asthma is a common disease among children and adults in the United States. 2. Asthma is an emotional or psychological illness. 3. The way...