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Aspirin Hypersensitivity and Asthma
By :
Brain
Allergy to aspirin and related medications may trigger asthmatic attacks in as many as 20 percent of adult asthmatics. This sensitivity appears to be more common in severe adult asthmatics, especially those who have nasal polyps and sinusitis.
Asthma - At Day Care And School
By :
Brain
Kia's asthma was diagnosed when she was a year old, only a few months after she started attending a day care program. Her parents gave copies of her asthma management plan to the day care director and Kia's teacher. They reviewed the plan to be certain that everyone could recognize symptoms and give Kia quick relief medicine when necessary.
Asthma - Exceptions to the Rule
By :
Brain
Patients with mild asthma and anxiety disorders such as panic attacks that require medication may receive tranquilizers. In these patients, close communication must be established between the primary physician and the psychiatrist prescribing the anxiety medication to ensure proper monitoring.
Asthma - School Policies On Medicines
By :
Brain
Some schools don't have a full-time school nurse, so ask the principal or your child's teacher who will be responsible for giving medicine when the nurse is not in school. Policies about children carrying and taking their own medicine vary, depending on state and school regulations, so it's important to learn your local policies and plan ahead before a crisis arises.
Asthma - When Surgery Should Be Postponed
By :
Brain
Patients who undergo elective surgery who are not under good control should postpone their procedures to allow proper administration of medication. In emergencies, this delay may not be possible, so asthma therapy may have to be given intravenously during and after surgery.
Asthma and Special Considerations
By :
Brain
Asthma and Surgery: Surgery may present several problems for asthmatics and must be approached carefully. To avoid complications there should be close communication prior to the procedure between the surgeon and the physician responsible for managing the patient's asthma.
Asthma and the Health Care System
By :
Brain
Parents of children with chronic diseases know all too well, there's more to caring for a child than giving medicine and getting to doctors appointments. There's also a sea of bureaucracy the "health care system" of insurance forms, referrals, specialists, bills, copays, deductibles, prescriptions, medical devices.
Asthma and the Stomach
By :
Brain
More and more clearly there seems to be some relationship between bronchial asthma and stomach function. Asthmatics often suffer from digestive problems, frequently complaining about excess stomach acid.
Asthma Care In The Home
By :
Brain
Home care is a growing area of medicine that is very applicable to asthma. In addition to teaching about asthma in the comfort of a child's usual setting, home care staff can check asthma equipment, such as nebulizers, and assess the condition of the home.
Asthma Specialty Care
By :
Brain
Asthma causes the airways of the lungs to swell and become narrower. This can make it hard to breathe and cause wheezing as you breathe in and out. Asthma cannot be cured, but can be relieved with medicine. Repeat attacks are common.
Asthma Treatment of Choice: Anti-leukotriene
By :
Brain
Leukotrienes have been found to be highly active in patients with aspirinhypersensitivity asthma. These chemicals appear to be the most important mediators of the asthmatic response in patients with aspirin-induced asthma.
Can you Avoid the Flu by Changing your Attitude?
By :
Simon Evans
Positive mental attitudes have been touted for decades. Now new research shows that a 'PMA' can actually decrease your odds of getting sick.
Do You Recognize The 7 Early Warning Signs Of Nasal Polyps?
By :
Alvin Toh
Nasal polyps are small nodules inside the nasal passages. They can be the cause of post nasal drip, sinus problems and can even obstruct breathing. Knowing the early warning signs of nasal polyps can help you diagnose and treat the problem. If you have any of these symptoms or warning signs, you should discuss them with your doctor.
Easy Sinusitis Remedies
By :
Paul Tamens
How do you overcome a bad case of sinusitis? Sinusitis can be a very frustrating illness with the constant coughing, sneezing, stuffy head feeling and lack of rest. It literally feels like a battle that you are trying to overcome when combating the symptoms that you experience when your sinuses start the act up. The good news is that you can win the battle of sinusitis just by applying a few simple sinusitis remedies.
Healthy Fall Housecleaning
By :
Eileen Silva
Dr. Silva explains how to get a healthy workout while you do your fall housecleaning and how to include ridding your home of allergy causing problems at the same time.
Herbal Remedies For Sinus Infection
By :
Alvin Toh
Many people are affected by sinus problems each year. Once you get a sinus infection you are almost assured of getting more in the future. Many medications fail to help get rid of sinus symptoms such as headache, stuffy nose and infection. Herbal remedies for sinus have been used successfully for centuries. They are safe and easy to use and have no ill side effects that most medications have.
Home Remedies For Sinus Infection
By :
Alvin Toh
Sinus infections can be painful and for many they are a common occurrence. The medical cure for a sinus infection is often to treat it with antibiotics. However, these can have negative side effects and are not effective when taken too often. For these reasons it is helpful to try taking a home remedy for sinus infection.
How To Get Rid Of A Sinus Headache
By :
Alvin Toh
A sinus headache is usually caused by blocked sinuses or a sinus infection. This is due to thick mucous that blocks the nasal and sinus passages. The resulting headache may be difficult to get rid of. Continually taking medications can cause side effects and may be responsible for long-term damage of internal organs such as the liver.
How to Get Sinus Relief
By :
Melody Mendalson
A lot of people know sinuses as those just affecting the nasal cavity. However, further reading will tell us that a sinus actually refer to a host of bones in the body. It's just that paranasal sinuses are the most common that's why we identified sinus and sinusitis with nasal discomforts. But now that that's out of the way, let's open the door to the discussion on the discomforts brought about by sinus infections and the ways these problems may encounter relief.
Indicators of Asthma and Simple Remedies
By :
James M. Crosswell
Most people understand the primary reason people suffer with asthma is due to pollution in their immediate area that aggravate a normally hereditary condition that cause asthma in a person. Everyone has seen the hundreds of advertisements for asthma remedies that are currently available. But, there are also lots of natural remedies available and getting them and using them is a fairly simple thing to do.
Natural Cure For Sinus Infection
By :
Alvin Toh
Sinus infections can be painful and uncomfortable. Antibiotics are usually prescribed to treat sinus infections but they are not the recommended long term solutions. I suffer from sinusitis and found that natural sinus remedies work best for me. Here are some you can try.
Practical approaches in the treatment of asthma
By :
Mitamins Team
Asthma is an increasing problem worldwide. There are a number of practical tips that may be important in reducing asthma triggers. Here we look at environmental and dietary factors.
Rhinitis – Natural Remedies To End The Misery Of Rhinitis
By :
Alvin Toh
Rhinitis is caused by an inflammation or irritation of the mucus membranes in the nasal passages. There are some natural remedies that can put an end to the misery of rhinitis.
Sex and Asthma
By :
Brain
The goal of achieving a normal lifestyle despite the presence of bronchial asthma certainly includes sexual activity. Sex should be regarded as healthy exercise to which many of the precautions concerning exercise induced asthma can be applied.
Sinusitis Treatments: Chronic vs. Acute
By :
Paul Tamens
The illness of sinusitis develops when the membranes located in the sinus areas of the nasal passages experiences inflammation from outside factors. There are two outside factors that can contribute to this. The first is allergies. The second is viruses or bacteria.
The perfect acne remedy – does it exist?
By :
Ken Wilson
There is the belief that acne is only a problem for teenagers, but actually, acne can affect people from ages 10 to 40. Acne is anything from pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, congested pores to more serious types of pustules or cysts or deep pimples.
What Is A Sinus Headache
By :
Rick Cosby
Many people confuse sinus headaches with one of these other types of headaches - more often than they realize! Sinus headaches are caused by a condition caused sinusitis. If you don’t have sinusitis, you don’t have a sinus headache.
Why Post Nasal Drip Occurs So Rampantly (When There Are Quick Natural Cures)
By :
Alvin Toh
Post nasal drip is a condition where thin, watery mucus discharge drips into the back of the throat from the nasal passages. The nose and throat glands produce mucus continuously to wash away dirt, fight infection, moisten the nasal passages and humidify the air. Repeated use of drug medications may lead to swollen nasal passages. Over the counter medications to dry the sinuses only mask the problem and can make you drowsy.
Win Over Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
By :
Elizabeth Campbell
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) is a new type of infection that emerged in Asia, North America, and Europe. The illness starts with a high fever (38 degrees Centigrade) accompanied by other symptoms such as headache and body malaise and pains. The symptoms can occur within 2 to seven days then respiratory problems such as whooping cough can develop.
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