For Asthma Sufferers, an Encouraging View of Overcoming a Lifelong...

The Washington Post;  April 18, 1989 ;     631 words ......of Americans seriously afflicted with asthma, the woman from California had an encouraging...Jeanette Bolden told of being born with asthma but of overcoming it to win an Olympic...sidelined by the gasps and wheezes of asthma, Bolden suggested that they regard the...

Asthma; Key Q&A.

NWHRC Health Center - Asthma;  September 4, 2008 ;     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...

Fighting Asthma With Facts

The Washington Post;  June 7, 1988 ;     700+ words ...Children With Asthma: A Manual for Parents By Thomas F. Plaut...is admitted to the hospital. Nancy has asthma. Unfortunately, the scenario described above is an all too frequent one. Childhood asthma is the No. 1 chronic illness among children...

Asthma.(Life Extension)

Manila Bulletin;  October 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Dr. Gary S. Sy ASTHMA tends to be regarded as a condition...there are some patients who develop asthma for the first time in their later year...those found in the younger patient with asthma except that breathlessness, especially...

Fed: Asthma rates improving but smokers missing health message

AAP General News (Australia);  May 1, 2007 ;     505 words ......General News (Australia) 05-01-2007 Fed: Asthma rates improving but smokers missing health...AAP - More than one in 10 children with asthma have parents who smoke at home despite...worse, a new report released on World Asthma Day has found. The Australian Institute...

Attention asthma sufferers! Breathe easier with natural remedies

Better Nutrition;  October 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...The statistics on asthma are startling enough to take your breath away: 14 million Americans have asthma and more than 4,000 people die each year from serious asthma attacks. "Doctors say that they don't know what causes asthma or why the number...

Asthma: diagnosis and management.

American Family Physician;  December 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ...Interest in asthma has increased in recent years because...pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of asthma, newer trends m management and the importance...the United States have some degree of asthma. The annual asthma-related mortality rate...

Take Control of Your Asthma.

American Family Physician;  April 1, 2001 ;     401 words ...What is asthma? Asthma is a long-term disease. If you have asthma, there are times when your airways, or the air passages of your lungs, become inflamed (see picture). When this happens, your airways get red and swollen. They become narrow, making...

Thousands of asthma sufferers live with fear next attack will be fatal

The Scotsman;  May 4, 2004 ;     699 words ......000 Scots live in fear that their next asthma attack will prove fatal, according to research...today. The study, published to mark World Asthma Day, adds that of the 210,000 who suffer from severe asthma, one in six suffers a major attack every...

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...

AANMA's Breathing for Two: A Guide to Asthma During Pregnancy Helps...

PR Newswire;  March 6, 2003 ;     531 words ......FAIRFAX, Va., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) has developed...mothers face the challenges of pregnancy with asthma. Breathing for Two: A Guide to Asthma During Pregnancy provides practical answers to...

Asthma Market Report.

M2 Presswire;  May 13, 2002 ;     700+ words ...M2 PRESSWIRE-13 May 2002-SMI: Asthma Market Report (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05132002 Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease which...Ireland have the highest prevalence of asthma in the world. Asthma is the leading cause...

Asthma; Facts to Know.

NWHRC Health Center - Asthma;  September 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Asthma is a chronic lung condition caused by heightened sensitivity...swollen and inflamed, causing the hallmark symptoms of an asthma attack : increased mucous production, wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and difficulty breathing. Asthma can't be cured, but it can be controlled with a variety...

Asthma _ a disease of poverty and affluence.

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 26, 1999 ;     428 words ...In the United States, asthma is mainly a disease of inner city and...Asia and Africa have higher rates of asthma than poorer areas. Poor and polluted...of living there rises. In Zimbabwe, asthma is 56 times more prevalent in rich areas...

Asthma isn't deadly unless it's ignored

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 13, 1986 ;     700+ words ......real men don't eat quiche, they don't get asthma either, if they know what's good for their...or so goes the traditional view that asthma means a frail, pale life on the sidelines...in profesional arenas. But experts say asthma's image, and the ignorance that promotes...