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Asthma

Asthma is an inflammatory lung disease characterized by obstruction, inflammation and hyper-responsiveness. It causes recurrent breathing problems. In this section, you can talk about asthma symptoms and management, risk factors, attacks, diagnosis and treatment.

Herbal therapies available for an adolescent asthmatic?

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My teenage daughter has just been diagnosed with asthma after she had a terrible, really scary for all of us involved, asthma attack. Now, she has been prescribed asthma medications that are very heavy and are not without side effects. This has left me wondering whether there are any herbal...

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Remedies for asthama and suggestions to lose weight

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Hello sir/mam.. Myself Amala,im 21..i have asthama problem since my childhood..i took so many kinds of medicines for it..but nothing gave me permanent remidies..i am still suffering with this problem..at my age of 10 or 12 i consulted some docter..he gave me inhaler which helped...

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side effects of steroids in children

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My son is six and has really bad asthma. Normally he takes salbutamol and becotide, but when he gets really bad he also has to take prednisone for short periods of time. Now, the doctor says I have nothing to be concerned about, but I am still worried about the longer-term side effects of the use of...

by User avatar letizia1812181941

herbs for asthma

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I bought some generic herbs for asthma - this is what it says on the label. They are supposed to be consumed in the form of a tea. These herbs feel great for my lungs, but I have also come out in hives since starting these herbs for asthma. What do you think I should do? There must be a connection,...

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side effects of steroids for asthma

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My son is suffering from asthma and he has been for a long time. My doctor would like to put him on some new medication to see if that will help him get any better. When I heard the word "steroids", I flipped! And I thought, "No way that can be good for my son!" My doctor assured me that, when taken...

by User avatar carmina1214178368

vasopro ephedra ingredients?

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Hi, folks. My friend wants to take some drug for her asthma and she has read somewhere about vasopro ephedra. I would like to know the ingredients of this product. Is this legal since it contains ephedra? As far as I know, ephedra is banned in the US. Can you help me with this, please?

by User avatar connor1179168416

Asthmatic with wrong diagnosis! What is wrong with me really?

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I am 30 and have had pneumonia anywhere from 55-60 times since I was 2yrs old. I was tested back in 2005 for cystic fibrosis and it came up negative. The military at that point sent out my blood to DNA specialists who discovered a mutated gene CFTR. I have severe nasal polyps that don't ever go away...

by User avatar LisaNicole79154881

Comments and reviews on article "Living With Asthma"

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Users comments and reviews on article Living With Asthma by marcusm

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Exercise induced Asthma and albuterol with weight gain

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Hi, about a month ago I was diagnosed with exercise induced asthma. I have been taking the albuterol everyday just before I go to the gym, and it is working wonderfully. My question is, could it be keeping me from loosing weight? I have been working out for the past 3 weeks everyday for about an...

by User avatar windylindee103532

Asthma and exercise.

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Hi i have asthma and am kind of over weight and i my question is how come every time i run on a treadmill , after about 5 -10 mins of running my throat feels like ice- it hurts - i can really explain the way it feels to be precise but its very annoying. i start to get short of breath and then i get...

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