Asthma - Prevent Asthma Attacks

A nebulizer is a device that takes liquid medications such as albuterol (for asthma) and compresses it into a particle form called aerosol. Remove the mask/mouthpiece from the T-shaped part called the "T-piece. Run the mask/mouthpiece and T-piece under warm water for ...

Can virtual friends give you asthma? The question is put in an unusual case study reported on Friday by the medical journal The Lancet.Italian doctors describe how a 18-year-old man with a history of asthma suddenly experienced bouts of breathlessness during the ...

Social networking might have triggered asthma attacks for one young Italian man, who experienced breathing troubles whenever he accessed an ex-girlfriend's Facebook page.. The man, who was taking medications to control his asthma, used a new Facebook nickname to become the girl's ...

The man created a new nickname for himself, befriended his ex-girlfriend on Facebook, and began developing shortness of breath every time he visited her Facebook page. ?The [man's] mother was advised to ask him to measure the peak expiratory flow before and ...

Asthma is one of the most common chronic medical conditions, affecting about 6.4 percent of people in the U.S. and 4 to 8 percent of pregnant women. With treatment, however, the condition shouldn't harm a pregnancy, says Carl Della Badia, assistant professor ...

Canadian children with asthma feel more isolated from their peers than children with asthma in other countries surveyed, according to a new study.. Compared to kids with asthma in five other countries, Canadian children with asthma were more likely to feel sad ...

In patients with mild asthma, the combined use of an inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta agonist (ICS/LABA) -- which is prevalent -- is associated with higher costs and no clinical benefit, according to a study presented at the annual scientific meeting of ...

Only one in three children's athletic coaches reports being adequately trained to deal with asthma symptoms in kids, a new study found. "We found that about 35 percent of coaches felt they already had adequate training to help an athlete when they ...

Newly FDA-Approved ARIDOL Debuts as an Easy-to-Administer, Single-Use Test that Can Be Performed in a Doctor's Office. Pharmaxis, a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on therapeutic products for respiratory and immune disorders, will present ARIDOL (mannitol inhalation powder) Bronchial Challenge Test Kit, ...

Talizumab ( TNX-901 ) is a humanize d monoclonal antibody being developed by Tanox in Houston, Texas. Talizumab is being tested in clinical trials at National Jewish Medical and Research Center and other medical centers and allergy clinics across the U. S. ...

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Topic: Asthma

How to Clean a Nebulizer Machine

Case study: Could Facebook trigger asthma?

Did Ex-Girlfriend's Facebook Page Trigger Man's Asthma?

Did Facebook Trigger an Asthma Attack?

Catching Your Breath

Canadian Kids Seem More Likely to Be Sidelined by Asthma

Drug Combo Tied to Higher Costs in Mild Asthma

Many Coaches Unprepared for Student-Athletes' Asthma

Pharmaxis Previews New Bronchial Challenge Test at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Talizumab

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