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( Asthma)
Asthma is a very common chronic disease involving the respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict, become inflamed, and are lined with excessive amounts of mucus, often in response to one or more triggers.[1] These episodes may be triggered by such things as exposure to an environmental stimulant such as an allergen, environmental tobacco smoke, cold or warm air, perfume, pet dander, moist air, exercise or exertion, or emotional stress. In children, the most common triggers are viral illnesses such as those that cause the common cold.[2] This airway narrowing causes symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. The airway constriction responds to bronchodilators. Between episodes, most patients feel well but can have mild symptoms and they may remain short of breath after exercise for longer periods of time than the unaffected individual. The symptoms of asthma, which can range from mild to life threatening, can usually be controlled with a combination of drugs and environmental changes. Public attention in the developed world has recently focused on asthma because of its rapidly increasing prevalence, affecting up to one in four urban children.[3] In some individuals asthma is characterized by chronic respiratory impairment. In others it is an intermittent illness marked by episodic symptoms that may result from a number of triggering events, including upper respiratory infection, stress, airborne allergens, air pollutants (such as smoke or traffic fumes), or exercise. Some or all of the following symptoms may be present in those with asthma dyspnea, wheezing, stridor, coughing, a tightness and itching of the chest or an inability for physical exertion. Some asthmatics who have severe shortness of breath and tightening of the lungs never wheeze or have stridor and their symptoms may be confused with a COPD-type disease. An acute exacerbation of asthma is commonly referred to as an asthma attack. The clinical hallmarks of an attack are shortness of breath (dyspnea) and either wheezing or stridor.[4] Although the former is "often regarded as the sine qua non of asthma",[4] some patients present primarily with coughing, and in the late stages of an attack, air motion may be so impaired that no wheezing may be heard. When present the cough may sometimes produce clear sputum. The onset may be sudden, with a sense of constriction in the chest, breathing becomes difficult, and wheezing occurs (primarily upon expiration, but can be in both respiratory phases).
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Exercise And Asthma by Jimmy Chuang
If you suffer from asthma, you probably think that you can't exercise properly or safely. Contrary to what many think of this subject, there are ways that you can get in shape and exercise, even if you suffer from asthma.
Asthma is a chroni...
Yoga: Cure for Asthma by Nicholas Tan
Yoga breathing exercises could help sufferers of mild asthma and may help reduce their use of low-dose drug inhalers in wheezing attacks.
Researchers from the Respiratory Medicine Unit, City University, Nottingham, call for more studies of w...
Asthma Sports and Exercise by Francis Adam
One of the more common asthma myths is that someone with asthma cannot or should not exercise or participate in sports. Nothing could be further from the truth. Exercise is or should be a part of daily life. Children, teenagers, and adults with asthm...
Causes, Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment for Common Cold by Alexander Chong
Viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system is known as common cold by common folk. Medical term for this disease is acute viral nasopharyngitis. Among human diseases, this is the most common and contagious disease that affects adults a...
Know breath Know Life; No breath no life: Alternatives for Asthmatics by Meggan Brummer
Know breath Know Life; No breath no life Alternatives for Asthmatics – by Meggan Brummer You’re happily going along, simply minding your own business, when all of a sudden you feel your chest begin to tighten. You’re struggling to breathe,...
Asthmatic Attack Treatment Using Self Hypnosis by Alan Densky
Asthma is a chronic situation affecting the respiratory system. During an asthma attack, airways, which carry oxygen in and out of the lungs, tend to constrict and hence decrease the flow of oxygen coming to the lungs. The airways are also inflamed a...
Balance the Omega 6 Fatty Acids and the Omega 3 Oils in Your Diet by Dianne M. Buxton
We read about "good fats" and "bad fats". People attempting weight loss reduce their dietary fat, so it's important that they get the "good fat" only. And now that studies show that arthritis, depression, asthma, cancer, and diabetes are related to c...
WELL I'VE FOUND SOMETHING AMAZING- and I have to share it with you! by James Wise
Herbalife is all about helping people with the many health-related problems that are due to poor nutrition. Currently, well over 40 million people worldwide are successfully using their products to get outstanding health and weight-management re...
"THE 25 ALARMING REASONS WHY SUGAR ISN'T SO SWEET AFTER ALL!" by Dr. Donna
Hello Health Seeking Friends,
This is Dr. Donna, once again I'm doing what I do best - opening your eyes to health robbing ingredients found in food we love the most. Today I want to share with you the harm that refined or processed sugar ...
Hypnosis Is Great For Aborting Asthma Attacks by Alan Densky
Allergic reactions are among the most universal medical problems affecting Americans at the moment. An allergic reaction is an immune system reaction to a stimulus from the environment. The body wrongly looks upon the stimulus as injurious, and attem...
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