How to manage asthma, which can be triggered by exercise, dogs, even cold air – Fredericksburg.com

How to manage asthma, which can be triggered by exercise, dogs, even cold air
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At their worst, asthma attacks can mean a sudden trip to the emergency room. These can be scary episodes in their own right, but they also disrupt everyday life, interfering with sleep, school or work schedules. Preventing such attacks is a major goal

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Protection against peanut allergy persists even after peanuts stopped

By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – The technique of feeding peanuts to infants and young children who might be allergic not only protects them from a serious reaction immediately, but that protection persists even after the children stop eating peanut products, according to a new British study. The results were released at Friday’s annual meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Los Angeles one year after the researchers demonstrated for the first time that eating peanuts in infancy cut the risk of peanut allergies by 80 percent. “We wanted to make sure these children wouldn’t rebound and develop a peanut allergy” if the peanut therapy stopped.

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How three Britons EVERY DAY are dying of asthma: Even doctors don’t realise … – Daily Mail


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How three Britons EVERY DAY are dying of asthma: Even doctors don't realise
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… finally to receive the attention she needed. The doctor told her she'd developed brittle asthma, and must use a nebuliser — which creates a mist of medicine breathed in through a mask — every four hours, as well as her reliever and preventer

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Asthma Sufferers, Even Those Who Do Not Take Oral Corticosteroids, Can Still … – Medical Daily


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Asthma Sufferers, Even Those Who Do Not Take Oral Corticosteroids, Can Still
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Oral corticosteroids are considered the most effective medication for treating asthma; however, certain side effects have been reported during the prolonged use of this treatment method, including muscle weakness, lowered resistance to infection, and …
Asthma sufferers may be prone to bone lossEurekAlert (press release)
Study Links Asthma Patients to Increased Risk of Bone LossCounsel & Heal

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