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Athletic Asthma
Athletic asthma is also called exercise induced asthma. This is different from ‘regular’ asthma because it is only triggered by physical activity. Although exercise can cause someone with asthma to have an asthma attack. Usually athletic asthma is found in children and current information indicates that these children may have very mild asthma that is [...]
Continue reading...Asthma Friendly Exercises for Kids
Thursday, July 9, 2009
If your child has asthma attacks due to exercise there are still activities in which he or she can take part. Swimming doesn’t usually trigger asthma attacks, nor does leisurely biking. Tai chi might appeal to kids who can’t take other martial arts due to asthma, and yoga teaches breathing techniques that may actually help [...]
Continue reading...Is Pollution Causing Asthma?
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
My doctor told me that more children than ever are developing asthma, with as many as four times as many children suffering from it. He said there is a lot of speculation about the cause of this trend, but he believes it has to do with air pollution. I thought asthma was genetic. Can pollution [...]
Continue reading...Is Asthma Genetic?
Thursday, July 2, 2009
My child was recently diagnosed with asthma after I noticed him having less energy than the other children after a soccer game. I remember I was diagnosed with asthma when I was a child, but have not had a problem with it since I was a kid. Did I pass the asthma genes down to [...]
Continue reading...Spirometry and Young Kids
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
I can see why spirometry wouldn’t work for young kids. It’s hard to hold the mouthpiece and breathe at the same time and frankly, the equipment looks pretty scary. The nebulizer creates a little dry-ice-effect that I could see really freaking out a little kid. My daughter was fourteen when she underwent spirometry testing, and [...]
Continue reading...Keep Fido in Spite of Allergies
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The combination of a household pet and asthma usually leads to a heartbreaking decision for families. In some cases, the pet contributes so much to asthma attacks that there’s no choice but to give it up for adoption. But in milder cases, there are steps you can take, such as bathing your pet regularly, to [...]
Continue reading...Hypo-Allergenic?
Sunday, June 14, 2009
I got a lot of interesting info from this article: Click Here. I never knew so many ingredients could cause allergic reactions and asthma. It’s interesting that cosmetic manufacturers can claim a product is allergy-free, hypoallergenic, or all-natural, even if it isn’t. The cosmetics industry should be regulated by the FDA, especially when it comes to [...]
Continue reading...Allergy-Induced Asthma
Friday, April 10, 2009
Photo Credit: Maggiejumps I have suffered with allergies, whether I knew it or not, all of my life. I’d seen numerous doctors and even the occasional allergy specialist. Yet, I still didn’t know that asthma could be caused by allergies. I’d been told once that I might have a mild case of asthma and if it [...]
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Friday, August 28, 2009
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