All Entries in the "ASTHMA" Category
Telehealth Care Could Help Keep Asthmatics Out Of Hospital
According to a recent review of as many as 21 studies on the subject, telehealth care, or health care delivered by telephone and the internet could help to keep severe asthmatics from having to go to hospital. Telehealth care for asthmatics could help by reducing the costs of care as well as time taken in [...]
Living A Healthy Life In Spite Of Skin Asthma
You may be wondering why for so long your skin rashes won’t go away. You’ve applied tons of moisturizers and several ointments, but they keep coming back. You may not know it, but you may have skin asthma. It is also called atopic dermatitis or eczema; they often appear as small red spots that are [...]
Acetaminophen Use And Asthma Link Seen
A new study has shown a link between asthma risk and acetaminophen use. Teens who were using acetaminophen even as infrequently as once a month were seen to up their asthma symptoms by as much as two times, according to a study conducted by International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood, or Isaac. The [...]
Desensitizing Toothpaste Can Relieve Your Asthma Symptoms
This may be the first time you’ve heard of this, yes desensitizing toothpastes like Crest and Sensodyne may help relieve your asthma symptoms like wheezing and over production of mucus. You have to check the label and look for Potassium Nitrate in its content. Although this procedure is not medically advised by health professionals and [...]
Psychosocial Benefits For Asthmatics From Aerobic Training
Asthmatics often have to live not only with their condition, but also a reduced quality of living due to the restrictions that are placed on them due to their asthma. A recently conducted study demonstrated how aerobic training can help improve quality of life for asthmatics. The study found that aerobic exercise helped to lessen [...]
A Look At Asthma And Older Patients
Usually asthma is diagnosed fairly early in life so that there are child asthmatics that live restricted lives due to their condition. Asthma is generally known to be a disease of younger people. However, an often overlooked demographic among asthmatics are the people over 40. When a person gets their first asthma attack after the [...]
Report Reveals Discrimination Against People With Asthma
A new report has revealed something that many asthma sufferers may have suspected for a while – that severe asthma sufferers face widespread discrimination. Asthma sufferers who were interviewed reported to having faced prejudice that stems from great ignorance among people about the seriousness of their condition and how disabling it can be. Since the [...]
Vitamin D Deficiency Could Be Responsible For Severe Asthma Attacks
According to a new study, it has been seen that lower levels of Vitamin D are associated with more severe asthma attacks. Over a four year period, over one thousand asthmatic children were tracked. The findings of the study showed that those children who were deficient in vitamin D, were likelier to have a severe [...]
How Does The Buteyko Breathing Technique Work?
We have spoken briefly about the Buteyko breathing technique, a shallow breathing technique that can help deal with asthma. Let’s take a look at exactly how this breathing technique works: The Buteyko breathing technique is a set of breathing exercises that teaches a person how to control their breathing. In a sense it teaches you [...]
Pollution Increasing Asthma Related ER Trips
A large population based study has indicated that vehicular emissions and other sources of ozone and pollution increase the incidence of asthma attacks that require a trip to the emergency room. This is particularly the case with children and a phenomenon seen more frequently in summer, who were admitted for asthma or wheezing. The study [...]
