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Albuterol Facts
Albuterol is a common short-acting medication prescribed to treat acute symptoms of bronchospasms for patients with irreversible obstructive airway diseases. It is a bronchodilator most often used as a short-term treatment for asthma flare-ups tha...
Jul 29 2010
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Asthma Alternative Treatments
The goals of alternative treatments for asthma are to bolster the body’s ability to protect itself from asthma triggers and to strengthen the lungs and immune and hormonal systems. As is the case with many alternative treatments for any disease or...
Jul 29 2010
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Asthma Causes
Asthma is a chronic disease of the air passages in the lungs. Actual causes of asthma are not known. However, asthma experts believe that a combination of genetic and environmental factors (such as family history, childhood viral infections, and e...
Jul 29 2010
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Asthma Complications
Ignoring symptoms and attacks or treating them improperly can lead to asthma complications ranging in severity from lifestyle disruption to an emergency room visit or even death. Luckily, proper preventative care can help you avert all of these as...
Jul 29 2010
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Asthma Cough
Coughing is one of the telltale signs of asthma. It can be one of the most persistent factors of asthma if left untreated.
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Asthma Diagnosis
Diagnosing asthma in an individual patient is challenging for a number of reasons. Because asthma attacks occur suddenly and for a short period of time, patients often go see a doctor without showing any symptoms at all.
Jul 29 2010
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Asthma Doctors
A pediatrician is an internist who has completed additional training in caring for the health of children. A pediatrician will be able to diagnose and prescribe the appropriate treatment for a child suffering from asthmatic symptoms or may refer t...
Jul 29 2010
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Asthma Drugs & Medications
The first step in managing your asthma symptoms is to become familiar with and then avoid your personal asthma triggers. But avoidance only goes so far; most likely, you'll take an asthma drug to help control your symptoms. The right medication wi...
Jul 29 2010
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Asthma Overview
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the lungs that often makes breathing difficult and causes attacks of coughing, wheezing, tightness in the chest, and shortness of breath. Asthma symptoms occur when the lining of the air passages swell and the ...
Jul 29 2010
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Asthma Prevention
Asthma is a complex condition believed to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. More than 100 gene candidates have been associated with asthma, and there are many environmental risk factors that have been connected to as...
Jul 29 2010
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