Article: Profile: Research shows cleaning up home environment of children with asthma helps cut down on asthma symptoms

Article: Profile: Research shows cleaning up home environment of children with asthma helps cut down on asthma symptoms
NPR Morning Edition;  September 9, 2004 ;     663 words ......environment of children with asthma helps cut down on asthma symptoms Host: RENEE...sure why, but cases of asthma have been increasing...where it's common to find asthma in 20 to 25 percent of...where they live. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports. JOSEPH SHAPIRO reporting: In ...

Article: An Asthma Handbook For Patients and Families
The Washington Post;  February 10, 1987 ;     700+ words ...Asthma By Allan M. Weinstein, MD McGraw Hill Book Co, 1987, $17.95 Ordinarily it should...special about either the subject or the book. In this particular case, it is both. Asthma is no ordinary disease; in fact, it is not a disease at all. Rather, asthma is the name given to a variety of bronchial tube ...

Article: Asthma; Key Q&A.(Disease/Disorder overview)
NWHRC Health Center - Asthma;  July 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ...What is asthma? Asthma is a lung condition that makes the primary airways-known as the bronchi-in the lungs swollen and inflamed. People who have asthma are more sensitive than other people to things in the environment, known...

Article: Asthma; Key Q&A.
NWHRC Health Center - Asthma;  March 16, 2005 ;     700+ words ...* What is asthma? Asthma is a lung condition that makes the primary airways-known as the bronchi-in the lungs swollen and inflamed. People who have asthma are more sensitive than other people to things in the environment...

Article: Managing asthma in the classroom.
Childhood Education;  September 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting...nearly 5 million children under the age of 18. Children with asthma account for 3 million hospital visits and 200,000 hospitalizations...costs (American Academy of Pediatrics, 1999). A child with asthma has three times the number of school ...

Article: Asthma.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin;  August 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ...ASTHMA tends to be regarded as a condition of the young, particularly...as we have seen. But there are some patients who develop asthma for the first time in their later year. Often to their...are identical to those found in the younger patient with asthma except that breathlessness, especially on exertion, ...

Article: Family-centered approach: Caring for a child with asthma
AAACN Viewpoint;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Asthma is the major chronic illness in children. According to statistics published by...an estimated 4.8 million children under the age of 18 live with a diagnosis of asthma. While this is a substantial number of children, the prevalence rate of asthma has been rising with a 52% increase in people ages 5-34 ...

Article: Asthma cases on the rise
The Malay Mail;  August 28, 1999 ;     653 words ...ASTHMA, an insidious disease which often deludes patients into...industralised countries like Malaysia, the prevalence rate of asthma is estimated at five per cent of the adult population and...cent of adults and nearly 30 per cent of the kids have asthma - the highest rate of asthma in the world - ...

Article: Asthma in elderly people.(Life Extension)
Manila Bulletin;  March 4, 2009 ;     700+ words ...ASTHMA tends to be regarded as a condition of the young, particularly...as we have seen. But there are some patients who develop asthma for the first time in their later years, often to their...are identical to those found in the younger patient with asthma except that breathlessness, especially on ...

Article: Practical considerations for managing asthma in adults
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  August 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Asthma is a common, chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways associated with pronounced health and economic...effective education that promotes an active partnership with patients remains the cornerstone for managing asthma. Identification and control of asthma triggers, regular monitoring of lung ...

Article: Introduction: learning from each other about managing asthma in schools.
Journal of School Health;  August 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...ASTHMA'S EFFECT ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE UNITED STATES Asthma is a major public health problem of increasing concern...1,2) between 1980 and 1996, the lifetime prevalence of asthma in the United States increased 45% among children 5 to...

Article: Allergies and Asthma- an Epidemic of the 21st Century
Al Bawaba;  December 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Allergies and Asthma- an Epidemic of the 21st Century The annual death rate per 100,000 persons with asthma aged 5 to 34 years is more than 250,000...Allergy Organization, the prevalence of asthma has increased markedly worldwide in recent...

Article: SA's new asthma ambassador.(Life)
The Mercury (South Africa);  October 7, 2008 ;     395 words ...ASTHMA is one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting more...breathlessness, wheezing, chest tightness and coughing. Asthma symptoms vary over time and from individual to individual...experience has taught him to take care of himself, control his asthma and lead a normal life. He says in his role as ...

Article: Asthma status and severity affects missed school days.
Journal of School Health;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Asthma is the most common chronic childhood illness affecting...United States. (1) Despite advances in our understanding of asthma's pathophysiology, there have been increases in the prevalence, morbidity, and mortality of children with asthma during the prior 2 decades. (2,3) Since 1980, the prevalence...