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 What is asthma?
Asthma is such a common disease now that everybody has heard of it and probably knows a few people who have it.
In fact, over two million Australians have asthma; that is about 10% of the populatio..
 Low vitamin during pregnancy can lead to childhood asthma
Children whose mothers had a low intake of vitamin E during pregnancy are more likely to develop wheezing and asthma by age five.
This research appears in the first issue for September 2006 of the..
 How to treat asthma and allergies naturally
Susan Millar has a popular website devoted to a natural health method for relieving and preventing asthma and allergies, an aid that she developed to help her husband Stan Grist.
According to Susan..
 Asthma medications
There are different types of medications and devices to help control asthma.
The three types of asthma medication include:
* Relievers – usually in blue/grey delivery devices. They provide imm..
 Asthma and exercise
Being active is great for your health and wellbeing. Sometimes, however, the physical exertion of exercising or playing sport can trigger a bout of asthma. This is called ‘exercise-induced asthma’ (EI..
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 Talking to your child about asthma
As a parent, part of your role with your asthmatic child is to help him or learn about asthma and how to take control of it. You can help your child understand about asthma and serve as a trusted coac..
 Asthma is not a disease, but just a name given to various symptoms
The medical journal The Lancet is appealing to the medical community to stop using the term "asthma" as it misleads people to believe it is a disease rather than a group of symptoms with various origi..
 Asthma symptoms and how to prevent asthma
Asthma is an allergic inflammation of the lungs, which can be triggered by air pollutants, pollens, molds, dust, animal dander, chemicals, exercise, foods or even changes in temperature. These trigge..
 Asthma and breastfeeding
Breastfeeding your newborn baby for at least the first four months can significantly reduce your child’s risk of developing childhood asthma and other allergies. The rate of asthma in Australia has do..
 Asthma and teenagers
Asthma affects about one in seven teenagers. By understanding and managing your asthma, you can keep it under control and stop it affecting your study, sport and social activities.
Coping with chan..
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