Symptoms Of An Asthma Attack
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic condition involving the respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict, become inflamed, and are lined with excessive amounts of mucus, often in response to one or more triggers.[1] These episodes may be triggered by such things as exposure to an environmental stimulant such as an allergen, environmental tobacco smoke, cold or warm air, perfume, pet dander, moist air, exercise or exertion, or emotional stress. Read more
Myths Of Asthma
Two thirds of people have serious misconceptions about asthma, warn experts.
A National Asthma Campaign survey found many people wrongly think the condition is only associated with childhood. Read more
Asthma Diet
Maintaining healthy and balanced diet is very important for every one to lead a healthy life.
Especially for asthma patients, it is very important to consume healthy and nutritious food. Read more
Symptoms Of Bronchial Asthma
Asthma
The word ‘asthma’ is derived from the Greek meaning ‘ panting’ or ‘labored breathing’. Asthma is a condition characterized by a paroxysmal wheezing dyspnoea (difficulty in breathing), mainly expiratory. Read more
Exercise Induced Asthma
Exercise And Asthma
If you cough, wheeze or feel out of breath during or after exercise, you may have exercise-induced asthma. As with asthma triggered by other things, exercise-induced asthma occurs when the main air passages of your lungs, the bronchial tubes, become inflamed. The muscles of the bronchial walls tighten, and cells in the lungs produce extra mucus, further narrowing your airways. Read more
How To Control Dust Mites Asthma
Asthma And Dust Mites
Asthma and all-year allergy in the nose are so common, that we accept them as ‘one of those things’, particularly when the doctor tells us just to keep taking the medicine and not to bother about finding out whether an allergy could be the cause. But what if you could find out the cause. Read more
Different Types Of Asthma
Asthma
There are many different types of asthma. Some of them are related to when it started — for instance, childhood versus adulthood. Others are related to the times of the day that it’s worse, so you might hear about nocturnal asthma or nighttime asthma. Read more
Cough Variant Asthma Treatment
Cough Variant Asthma
An asthma diagnosis is usually based on a person’s experience of wheezing, shortness of breath and cough. A certain subset of people experience only a chronic cough, making a conclusive asthma diagnosis more complicated. This condition is called cough variant asthma, or CVA for short. Read more
Symptoms Of Asthma In Cats
Asthma In Cats
Much like human asthma, feline asthma is an allergen-caused upper respiratory condition that causes distressed breathing. It is also called bronchitis or feline bronchial disease. Bronchial spasms cause the individual bronchi to constrict or tighten, and the resultant swelling of surrounding tissues puts the cat into a full-blown asthma attack. Read more
Asthma Risk In Women Going Through Menopause
Asthma risk ‘rises in menopause’
In a study of more than 1,200 women, those who had not had a period in the past six months had worse lung function and more respiratory symptoms.The findings, thought to be due to the effects of falling oestrogen levels, were most pronounced in thin women.The study is published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Read more
