Asthma Coaches | Asthma Coaches Keep Kids Breathing | Asthma Kids Breathing

Asthma Coaches | Asthma Coaches Keep Kids Breathing | Asthma Kids Breathing

In a study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, community health workers randomly assigned to make home visits and phone calls to low-income parents to teach them about asthma and encourage positive management behaviors decreased the need for hospitalization [...]

Asthma Respiratory Disease | Asthma Coaches Keep Kids Breathing | Asthma for Children’s Health | Symptoms of an Asthma Attack

Asthma Respiratory Disease | Asthma Coaches Keep Kids Breathing | Asthma for Children’s Health | Symptoms of an Asthma Attack
Asthma for Children’s Health

Young soccer player has a wheezing fit on the field, you can bet there’s an extremely worried parent on the sidelines. What can a parent do when a child’s favorite sport sets off [...]

Gina asthma guidance | Asthma gina classification | Gina Asthma | Presentation of new gina asthma

Gina asthma guidance | Asthma gina classification | Gina Asthma | Presentation of new gina asthma
New gina asthma

Gina stands for Global Initiative for Asthma. This is a project conducted in collaboration with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the World Health Organization (WHO). Gina Asthma tries to sensitize the condition. It also helps [...]

Asthma | What Is Asthma | Asthma Causes | Asthma Types | Asthma Symptoms | Asthma Treatment | Medication and Facts

Asthma | What Is Asthma | Asthma Causes | Asthma Types | Asthma Symptoms | Asthma Treatment | Medication and Facts
What Is Asthma?

Asthma is characterized by a predisposition to chronic inflammation of the lungs in which the airways (bronchi) are reversibly narrowed. Asthma affects 7% of the population of the United States,6.5% of British [...]

Folic Acid May Help Treat Allergies and Asthma

According to research from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, folic acid, or vitamin B9, essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects, may also suppress allergic reactions and lessen the severity of allergy and asthma symptoms.
Asthma affects more than 7 percent of adults and children in [...]

Researchers Discover Broccoli May Help Protect Against Asthma

Researchers have discovered that a naturally occurring compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may help protect against respiratory inflammation that causes conditions like asthma, allergic rhinitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The research shows that sulforaphane, a chemical in broccoli, triggers an increase of antioxidant enzymes in the human airway that offers protection against [...]