Many kids’ deaths in the United States over the years happened both in schools and children camps because of lack of access to basic essential medicines for asthma.

In Massachusetts, a law passed recently that allows students and children with asthma and allergies to bring along emergency (more…)

There is a lot of prescription drug usage occurring these days, and with those prescription medications, come dangerous side effects. Some of the common side effects associated with some very well known prescription asthma medications are shakiness, increased heart rate, irritability, sudden weight gain, vision problems, eye pain, stomach pain, headache, itching, hives, breathing problems, pain and swelling in the lower legs, mood swings, thinning skin, and insomnia. Now honestly, who asks for all of that when they take medication? (more…)

Having lived with asthma symptoms for over 17 years the subject of asthma medication is very well known. Especially when asthma is aggravated by allergies to just about everything. What with flovent, beclovent, this vent, that vent, this danger, that side effect, the dark cloud of asthma always seems to be ever looming.

The regular ordering and trips to the drugstore or pharmacy are well known here. Dealing with insurance and constant changes to drugs and drug policies is a real pain in (more…)

How to properly make clinical diagnosis of acute severe asthma? There is little doubt of the accuracy of current asthma testing. This is because most patients had bring out an established asthma diagnosis from prior regular asthma treatment, before presenting it to Asthma Emergency Department. We can see that most of patients had physical presentation: sitting up right, had profusely diaphoretic, only manage to speak only a few words at a time, and obvious respiratory distress. We can see varying respiratory rate on most patients. Hyperventilating is common in proportion to the severity of asthma attack. On the other hand, patients with hypoventilation is an indication of impending respiratory arrest. (more…)

Asthma is a disease marked by wheezing, coughing, and difficulty in breathing. It is a form of allergy, a physical reaction of some persons to substances that are harmless to other people. An asthma patient becomes short of breath during attacks. The lining of the nasal passages swells, and spasms occur in the bronchial muscles.

Substances that cause asthma or other allergies are called allergens. Allergens may be taken into the body by being inhaled or swallowed. (more…)

Asthma can be worsen if it is not treated properly. If you are one of the person who are having such illness, you already knew that hard facts. The things can turn into a problematic situation. Sometimes you don’t know when the next attack will come. Much of the time you depend on your inhaler to lessen the disease.

Asthma medications is the common way of controlling and assuring your asthma at times. But like many medical treatment, (more…)