Articles, tagged with "airway inflammation", page 1
All About Asthma - Can consistent asthma treatment make a difference in patient outcomes?
What is the goal of asthma management?
The goal of asthma management is to suppress the inflammation as well as treat the bronchoconstriction and related symptoms. Once treatment has been initiated improvement in symptoms may begin within days. However...
What Is Influenza?
Many people confuse influenza with a simple cold, without considering the serious implications that it may have on your respiratory system.
Flu symptoms. Specific symptoms of influenza are quite different from an ordinary cold sign, symptoms and other ...
Get Rid Of Asthma - Asthmamist
You feel it starting !.!!! shortness of breath, tight chest, wheezing and coughing. You’re having another bronchial asthma attack. You try to bear in mind where you laid your inhaler !.! you just hope you don’t must take steroids again and be concerned ab...
Long term Implications of Asthma
In the previous articles, we have been discussing the benefits of exhaled nitric oxide. In this article, we take a step back and assess how asthma affects the patients and the long term implications of asthma on them. This should give us an idea of why mo...
Ashtma and Recognizing the Symptoms
Asthma is a disease where bronchial tubes are sensitive to irritants, which cause them to inflame and produce difficult breathing. The inflammation can cause,
* contraction of muscles around the air passages,
* swelling of the airway lining ...
Home Remedies for Asthma that are Simple, Safe and Effective
Asthma is a life-threatening respiratory disorder and if it is not managed properly can lead to serious problems. There are several simple home remedies that are very supportive and helpful in treating this chronic disease. These home remedies can be easi...
Exhaled Nitric Oxide and its role in the treatment of Asthma - Part III
In the third part of the ongoing series, we discuss the findings from the reputed Thorax - An International Journal Of Respiratory Medicine.
An excerpt from Thorax - An International Journal Of Respiratory Medicine in a study by A Jatakanon, S Lim, S A...
Exhaled Nitric Oxide: A Predictor of Steroid Response Part – II
In the second part of the ongoing series, we discuss the findings from the reputed American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
An excerpt from American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine in a study by Andrew D. Smith, Jan ...
Exhaled Nitric Oxide and its role in the treatment of Asthma - Part I
In a series of discussions substantiated by findings and excerpts from reputed medical journals and scientists, we strive to understand the importance of exhaled nitric oxide and its role in the treatment of asthma.
In the first part of the series, we ...
Insightâ„¢ eNO System to Assist Physicians with Patient Asthma Management
It is estimated that about 26 million people in the U.S. suffer from asthma, making it one of the most common diseases. In fact, over 40,000 American people miss school or work due to asthma and 5,000 people go to the emergency room due to an asthma atta...
Recurrent Bronchitis
Recurrent bronchitis is defined as three or more episodes a year. During at least two consecutive years of bronco pulmonary infection, productive cough with or without fever and diffuse rales by physical examination. People with recurrent bronchitis show ...
Asthma and Enteric Coated Fish Oil
One of my cats had to have surgery, so I'm stuck enjoying the 70 degree weather in Florida rather than making the long trek back to Long Island I had planned. Oh well.
A friend of mine coached girls basketball for many years, and over that time he had ...
Asthma and Its Symptoms
In his book, Essential Allergy, Niels Mygind defines asthma as,
"A lung disease characterised by: 1, variable and reversible airway obstruction; 2, airway inflammation; and 3, bronchial hyper-responsiveness."
Asthma is a disease where bronchial tube...
Asthma Treatment Options
If you have asthma problems maybe you've asked yourself frequently if it's really necessary to take your pills daily especially if the symptoms are not interrupting your activities. Let's say twice a week you have minor symptoms of asthma so the questions...
Asthma Symptom Prevention
The key to exercise or sports participation for anyone with asthma is to prevent the process that leads to airway narrowing. Traditionally, a bronchodilator is prescribed for use before exertion. This medicine is usually given by a metered dose inhaler (M...
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