Asthma
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Generally, if asthma symptoms are worse on days that you work, and improve when you are at home for any length of time (weekends, vacations) and then...
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Heartburn is often a sign of a disease called GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). Although studies have shown a relationship between asthma and...
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Asthma is a chronic (lifelong) disease that involves inflammation of the airways superimposed with recurrent episodes of decreased airflow, mucus...
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These asthma medications are used to provide prompt relief of asthma attack symptoms (cough, chest tightness, and wheezing -- all signs of airway...
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Asthma medications are the foundation of good asthma control. Learn all you can about your medications. Know what medications are included in your...
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One of the goals of asthma treatment is to help you maintain a normal and healthy lifestyle, which includes exercise and other physical activities...
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Activities that involve short, intermittent periods of exertion such as volleyball, gymnastics, baseball, and wrestling are generally well tolerated...
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Ideally, whether or not you have asthma, exercise should be performed four to five times per week for at least 30 minutes. Talk to your doctor to...
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Always use your pre-exercise asthma inhalers (inhaled bronchodilators) before beginning exercise.Perform warm-up exercises and maintain an...
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Asthma is a condition that interferes with your breathing by preventing air from flowing freely into and out of the lungs. In patients with asthma...
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Epinephrine and ephedrine once were the only effective medications for treating asthma. Beginning in the 1980s, newer medications were introduced...
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Patients should avoid known triggers of asthma attacks (for example, exercise or allergens).Good control of allergic rhinitis (nasal allergies) helps...
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Epinephrine acts by relaxing the muscles of the airways, thereby opening up the airways and allowing air to flow in and out of the lungs more easily...
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The cause of asthma is unknown. More is known about the abnormal conditions that occur in asthma. These conditions include (1) hyper-responsiveness...
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When your child gets diagnosed with asthma, don’t make assumptions. Whatever you know about asthma may not apply to your child. Many experts say that...
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