What is Severe Asthma?

What is Severe Asthma?

Severe Asthma   Home |Search: severe asthma What is severe asthma? Severe asthma is asthma that, despite all that you do: requires high-dose inhaled corticosteroids plus long-acting beta2-agonists and/or additional controller medication or requires oral...
Health A to Z – Asthma and Allergy Topics

Health A to Z – Asthma and Allergy Topics

Health A to Z – Asthma and Allergy Topics Home |Search: Aquagenic Urticaria treatment Asthma, allergy, and related conditions Here you will find: overlap conditions which may appear to be allergy and asthma, but are not. topics here that go by alternative names or...
Eczema

Eczema

What is Eczema?   Home |Search: Nickel Eczema is a very common skin condition. Eczema is not a single condition, but rather a grouping of several types of skin conditions, not all of which are related to each other.  How common is eczema? Eczema is a skin...
A Complete Guide to Allergies

A Complete Guide to Allergies

All About Allergies   Home |Search: latex|Page 4 What is an allergy? A person with an allergy has an overactive immune system. When people have an allergy, their immune system reacts to harmless things, such as grass pollen, pet fur, or a specific food. Something...
The Asthma Gender Gap

The Asthma Gender Gap

Why adult asthma is more common – and often more severe – among women By Laurie Ross Heather Spears was a runner who followed a healthy lifestyle of eating and exercising. Ten years ago, at the age of 33, she developed a case of bronchitis that just wouldn’t go away....

Staying On Alert For the September Asthma Peak

If the past predicts the future, then September is a challenging month for children with asthma. Clinical studies show what parents have known all along: Asthma flares and hospitalizations tend to spike in the first few weeks that children are back at school. It’s...
Clean Air in the Classroom: Asthma and Allergy Checklist

Clean Air in the Classroom: Asthma and Allergy Checklist

Millions of kids are heading back to the classroom, and a top priority for parents, school nurses and teachers is ensuring a healthy learning environment. It’s particularly important for students with asthma and allergies whose lungs and airways are easily irritated...

Why Are Some Cities Easier on Your Allergies?

If you’re planning a trip, you may be wondering how your immune system will react to allergens at your destination. How can you anticipate and prepare for allergy season when you’re on vacation in an unfamiliar city? What makes a city better or worse for people with...