Archive for June, 2008
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Bjorn Gutter asked: Asthma is a chronic lung condition that is characterized by difficulty in breathing. People with asthma have extra sensitive or hyper-responsive airways.
During an asthma attack, the airways become irritated and react by narrowing and constructing, causing increased resistance to airflow, and obstructing the
flow ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
SurferQT asked: okay...i had asthma for about 8 years (6 years old-14 years old)....i have something called allergies induced asthma.... everytime i get an allergic reaction, it all goes to my lungs and i have to go on a treatment every 5 hours and it sucks....i love animals and i ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
tim asked: I have asthma (minor, but still, I have it), and I've been told that swimming is the best thing an asmatic can do.
Why is that? I know that all arobic exercises are good for your asthma but swimming seems to be the first things people tell you is ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Kelly K asked: I think (self-diagnosed) I have an allergy or intolerance for sulfites. It started off with hives, then progressed into my throat tightening a bit, now I have asthma like symptoms. I've been in perfect lung health my whole life, so I'm wondering if there's a correlation between ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Steve Madigan asked: If you or a loved one suffer from asthma, it is important to know about asthma control and ways to prevent the condition from affecting your health and well-being. Your doctor should be able to give you important asthma information during your visits, but you should also ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Alula asked: I'm leaving tomorrow on a trip from the tropics to the East Coast of the US and I JUST got this hooooorrible cold that is causing my asthma to act up and is leaving me sleepless because of the congestion. I would hate to imagine what the snow ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Hey Hey Hockeytown 2008 Champs asked: I just started coaching about a month ago, and a couple girls on my team have asthma. I don't have experience with anything like this. So if something happens at practice what should I do?Marc
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
fpf20012002 asked: The person had been using ventolin for relief and this has been very expensive as he frequently gets asthma attacks. Where he lives there is pollution and frequent weather change like cold then hot.Marvin
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
jimmie_k asked: A friend's indoor cat (little exercise) has asthma. His vet says he should make it swim to give it some exercise and "clean everything out". Sounds strange to me. Any comments or other ideas?
Thanks.Kurt
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Ben R asked: Hey,
This is a question which has plagued me for a while and I would like some insight into it.
Is a person's Asthma and how severe it is related to their genetics? If so, does that mean an individual's Asthma can't get worse?
No medical insight merely something that ...
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