Archive for April, 2008

Information About Types of Asthma

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Peter sams asked: Asthma is an illness where irritants cause inflammation of the bronchial tubes, as they become very sensitive, and thus making it difficult to breath. Contraction of the muscles around the wind pipe can be a result of this inflammation. The inflammation can also cause excessive mucus in ...

How do you quit a job given by a family friend because of asthma?

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Kaycie asked: Due to being in college, I need a flexible schedule to be able to work somewhere. A family friend offered me a job working for her cleaning company, but I found out on my first day that I would be around ALOT of cigarette smoke. I have severe ...

Medication of Asthma

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Sven Ullmann asked: Asthma medications and treatments come in many forms. They all are used to achieve the same effect, that is to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of the disease. Asthma, as of now, is an incurable, lifelong ailment that afflicts millions of people world wide. For those afflicted ...

If you’re an asthmatic, how can you tell the difference between an asthma attack and a panic attack?

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Angel asked: I've had asthma for approximately 14 years but it's gradually getting worse as I get older and my attacks are more frequent. I've been put on additional preventative medicine but have always wondered about the difference between asthma and anxiety/panic attacks. I'm not sure if I ...

Asthma Symptoms and Treatment in Adults

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Tom alter asked: Asthma in young adults, those in their twenties and thirties is very similar to the childhood asthma. In fact most of the young adults who develop evident symptoms of asthma are those who have remained undiagnosed and therefore untreated in their childhood. Many children who have susceptibility ...