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On its own, asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes your airways to swell, narrow, and produce extra mucus—making it hard to breathe. Asthma is serious and widespread, affecting approximately 300 million people worldwide.3 For some, asthma is just a minor annoyance. But for others, ...
The effective management of asthma involves careful attention to family education and environmental, psychological and other triggers. However, the majority of patients will require drug treatment. The only bronchodilators in common use are β2-agonists and theophylline. In young children, the choice ...
Many of these parents may not view their child as having a serious illness, and they may be less inclined to take measures to control their child's asthma. Finally, the finding that poor children were much more likely to have maintenance medications purchased than nonpoor children suggests ...
Children who develop asthma by age seven have deficits in lung function and increased bronchial responsiveness as neonates, a new study from researchers in Denmark suggests. "Previous research on the relationship between neonatal lung function and the development of asthma has been conflicting," said ...
Worldwide 300 million children and adults are affected by asthma. The development of asthma is influenced by environmental and other exogenous factors syne
Posters 700 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM RESISTANCE AND BRONCHODILATOR RESPONSE IN SMALL CHILDREN WITH RECURRENT WHEEZING AND ASTHMA T. Stoeva, D. Christova, R. Mitrova, J. Uzunova University Hospital Lozenetz, Sofia, Bulgaria The interrupter technique is one of the few lung function tests that can be ...
I am on Fostair, 2 puffs twice a day and up to 8 puffs a day as per asthma plan as required. I have been prescribed Prednisolone several times after flare ups. I do get perfect relief from the...
Asthma is the most common inflammatory disease of the lungs. The prevalence of asthma is increasing in many parts of the world that have adopted aspects of the Western lifestyle, and the disease poses a substantial global health and economic burden. Asth