The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) released the Report of the Second Expert Panel on the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. The report, based on a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence accumulated during the past 6 years,
updates the first asthma clinical practice guidelines released in 1991.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology USA
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Use of Anhydrous Threophylline in the Management of Asthma - Position Statement
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Physician Reference Materials: Position Statements
AAAAI
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology USA
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Using an action plan to manage your asthma.
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What is an action plan?
Peak Flow Numbers and Peak Flow Zones
Asthma Symptoms
Asthma Medications
Specific points to clarify with your health care provider.
National Jewish Medical & Research Center USA
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Various Categories of Asthma
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A reasonable overview of the various categories of asthma, including,
Childhood Asthma
Adult Onset Asthma
Nocturnal Asthma
Exercise-Induced Asthma
Occupational Asthma
Elderly and Asthma
However, some sub-sections are brief and lack substance.
Intelihealth USA
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Vitamin E 'could help prevent asthma'
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A study by scientists at Aberdeen University looked at the diets of more than 200 pregnant women and then analysed blood from the umbilical cords of their children for signs of sensitivity to common allergens. They found that the more the women ate foods that contain vitamin E, the less likely the children were to be sensitive to dust mites and grass pollen allergens, which can trigger asthma.
Food Standards Agency United Kingdom
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What are common patterns of asthma in
children?
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This section describes some of the common patterns of asthma symptoms that children with asthma have.
Although not in great detail, this page has a novel way of explaining these patterns. Recommended reading.
Dr. Tom Kovesi
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Canada
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What is a peak flow meter?
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Description of a peak flow meter and how to use one.
PiKo Healthcare Products USA
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What is Asthma - Definition and Explination of Asthma
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A short explination of asthma. A link to put the explanation into pictures
MERCK & CO USA
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What is Asthma?
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What is asthma?
What does asthma feel like?
Why do I have asthma?
What should I do if I have asthma?
tiny tubes in your lungs called
airways that carry air in and out of
your body. If you have asthma
your airways are almost always
inflamed (red and swollen). When
these inflamed airways come into
contact with an asthma trigger
(things like pets, tobacco smoke
and pollen) they become narrower
making it harder to breathe.
What does asthma feel like?
If you have asthma you may find
that:
you cough
your chest feels very tight
you get short of breath even
when you are not exercising
you wheeze (make a whistling
sound from your chest) when you
breathe in and out
Everybody's asthma is different.
Some kids have very mild asthma
and hardly ever get any
symptoms. Other children may
have more severe asthma that
means they have to take time off
school or even go into hospital. If
you are having difficulty with your
breathing you should go to see
your doctor who will be able to tell
you whether you have asthma.
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