Posts Tagged ‘asthma’
How To Prevent Lung Diseases From Affecting Your Life
June 29, 2012
Lung diseases are common medical conditions across the globe. Genetics, infections and smoking are the most common causes for lung diseases. Lungs are the most complexly formed part of the human body relaxing and expanding several times while inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide every day. The windpipe branches into many smaller tubes throughout the ...
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Asthma: The Basics
November 24, 2011
Asthma is a chronic disease. It causes a person’s airways to swell and become narrower. Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases. It affects millions of people worldwide. The causes of this chronic disease are not clear to healthcare professionals but some factors that may lead to the development of asthma have been ...
Exercise For Asthmatics
September 27, 2011
Some people think that since exertion can cause an asthma attack, it would be prudent to stay away from any such activity. But, researchers have proven that exercise over a prolong period will help eliminate these attacks. Exercise for asthmatics varies from aerobic, strength training and to swimming. Some doctors think that swimming is even more ...
Common Diseases: Severe Asthma Treatment
September 5, 2011
Asthma is one of the common diseases that affect the child's healthy living and cause much inconvenience in their life. There are many types of severe asthma. Classical Asthma Classical asthma is characterized by reversible airways bronchospasm, wheezing and eosinophils that are present in the mucous. Classical asthma is treated with inhaled steroids and bronchodilators. Asthma Cough Reflex Cough-variant ...
Asthma Management Plan
September 2, 2011
Reliever And Preventer Medicines There are asthma medicines that can be used as both reliever and preventer. Examples are Symbicort and Seretide. Symbicort is an inhaler containing Formoterol and Budesonide. Seretide has additive and synergistic contribution to the treatment of effects of asthma and contains Fluticasone and Salmeterol. Complementary Therapies Complementary therapies are sometimes wrongly referred to as ...
Best Forms Of Exercise For Asthmatics
July 22, 2011
Asthma should not stop you from having a healthy and normal lifestyle. Even with asthma, you can still perform physical activities, including exercise. Most people think that engaging in sports can only exacerbate an asthma attack, but actually exercise for asthmatics is a great way to reduce the effects of asthma in the long run. Gymnastics, ...
