All Entries in the "CHILDHOOD ASTHMA" Category
How To Manage Asthma In Children?
Studies show that 1 out of 15 students are likely to have asthma, and chances are, these students have not been given a chance to develop their motor skills and their physical potential because they have been prevented from doing so because of asthma.
This can be both frustrating and depressing to parents and the child [...]
Can Changing Your Child’s Diet Help To Prevent Asthma?
The answer to that question would be “quite likely”. More and more research is now showing that asthma is a disease that owes itself substantially to lifestyle related factors and that making good choices now for children can help prevent them getting asthma later in life.
This may be of particular interest for those people who [...]
Burger Intake Increases Asthma Risk
In a study involving fifty thousand children, it was found that three or more burgers a week increases asthma risk in children. This risk of wheezing and asthma was seen to reduce, the more fresh fruit, vegetables and fish the children were seen to consume.
While it is not burgers per se, the risk of asthma [...]
Asthmatic Kids Can Be Helped By Family Meals
There is a growing body of evidence that proves that family meals are good for children. Not only are they a great way for the family to spend some quality time together each day, they are shown to have long term health benefits and even reduce children’s risk of obesity.
It is true that busy modern [...]
Want To Avoid Asthma In Your Kids? Eat Grains And Nuts When Pregnant
The respiratory condition of asthma is seen to be impacted by a mother’s activities, habits and diet when pregnant; a link between asthma and the mother-to-be’s diet has been recently explored by researchers.
If women want to avoid having children with allergies, they must eat lot of grains, cereals and nuts, they are told. The researchers [...]
Peanut Allergy Linked To More Severe Kids’ Asthma
A recent study examined the possible link between peanut allergy and asthma among children and found that those children who had a peanut allergy were prone to more severe asthma attacks.
It was found by researchers that those asthmatic children between ages 5 and 18 who had peanut allergy as well were more likely to be [...]
Is Your Child With Asthma Safe At School?
About 75 percent of all teachers do not feel confident in their ability to respond if a child has an asthma attack while in their classroom.
On average, there are two children in each classroom who suffer from asthma.
Because teachers do not feel confident about managing children with asthma in the [...]
Early Day Care Doesn’t Lower Kids’ Asthma Risk
Converse to earlier studies, a new study disproves the common belief that kids who go to day care have lower rates of asthma in later life.
Researchers say that it might be nothing more than wishful thinking that early day care might protect kids against asthma and allergy risk in later life.
According to reports of researchers [...]
Interactive Asthma Education Keep Kids Out Of Emergency Care
According to recent study in Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers found that asthma education in children in small, interactive groups may improve asthma outcomes and consequently reduces need for emergency asthma care.
It was found that asthmatic children who participated in interactive asthma education program were 38% less likely to require oral corticosteroid doses and also [...]
Childhood Asthma And That Favorite Stuffed Animal
If your child has asthma, you know the importance of controlling any source of potential allergens, and that includes bedding, pillows, carpeting, and yes, that favorite stuffed animal that your child became attached to long before you knew asthma was an issue.
Short of totally removing that beloved animal from your child’s [...]
