Archive for April, 2007

There have been number of advances in the understanding of asthma over the years and the research is still going on.

Even though there is still no asthma cure, there are number of effective treatments that can minimize the symptoms of asthma.

Asthma cure enabled many asthmatics to lead a normal and active life.

Asthma cure with flu-shot:

If you are diagnosed with asthma, you will have the opportunity to receive an annual flu-shot which immunizes against the newest form of flu.

It is important that you should go to your appointment when called.

The virus that causes the flu develops each year, so the shot you had last year will not protect this year’s flu.

If you had asthma for a while, you will know that even a simple cold can make your life miserable, so contracting the flu in severe cases of asthma can be very dangerous.

If there is any infection which affects the lungs and trachea, it will cause major problem for you, so you should limit the chances of picking up an infection or of contracting the flu.

Alcohol is the sedative agent for most of the people.

Alcohol can cause immediate adverse effects on the body.

Depending on the person, these effects are of many types.

Many people have allergic reactions after consuming alcoholic beverages and these reactions are called as wine, beer, and alcohol allergy.

After the consumption of alcohol or ethanol, it is broken down by liver enzymes within minutes. These liver enzymes are Alcohol Dehydrogenase which converts alcohol into acetaldehyde.

Acetaldehyde is then transferred to vinegar by the enzyme Aldehyde Dehydrogenase. If a person can’t break down alcohol easily, problems may occur if alcohol is consumed and this reaction is called as alcohol allergy.

Cause of alcohol allergy:

• Due to the inactiveness of the enzyme Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, it makes it impossible to convert alcohol into vinegar. In this case if you consume the alcohol it causes severe reactions like alcohol allergy.
• Antibiotic and antifungal drugs can inhibit the effect of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase and can cause the oriental flush syndrome.

Symptoms of alcohol allergy:

There are various ingredients in wine and beer, which can cause allergic reactions. Particularly there are two elements a person can react to in wine and beer. These two are, the substances used to make the beverages and those substances used to preserve the alcohol.