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The Respiratory System and Asthma

reality of asthma. In the first article to be examined the topic covers the respiratory system itself. The author notes that, "Ea...

Elderly Patients and Medication for Asthma

medication are adequate, symptoms are controlled and most asthma-related problems are avoided (Francis, 2004). There are two maj...

Asthma and Public Health Surveillance

effective methods for control in place for asthma and how have treatment measures changed over time? 4. What is the cost of asthm...

Benefits of Yoga for Asthma Sufferers

typical medical interventions in treating illness. Yoga can be can be performed in absence of health care professionals, complex e...

Literature Review of Emotions and Asthma

subjected to stressful experiences, such as performing "mental arithmetic tasks, watching emotionally charged films and listening ...

Asthma Medication/Xolair

events (Owen, 2007). This action includes "presentation of antigen by dendritic cells" as well as the "degranulation of mast cells...

Review Journal Articles About NYC Department Of Education

health of the children. This is absolutely tragic. Asthma is obviously a problem of significant concern in this area but physicia...

Theodore Roosevelt's Early Life and the Rough Riders

area in 1649 (The Archives: Theodore Roosevelt, 2002). His mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, was a Georgia native who supported th...

Human Body and the Impact of Carbide

cutters, drilling bits, grinding wheels, and high-speed dental drills (685). Many people do not come into contact with this metal,...

Planning and Intervention in the Disease Process of Childhood Asthma

In ten pages this report examines childhood asthma in terms of causes and symptoms, planning and intervention possibilities, and a...

Asthma and Effects of Chiropractic Treatment

In a paper consisting of nine pages chiropractic treatment of asthma is discussed in an assessment as to whether or not it offers ...

Brooklyn's Bedford Stuyvesant Neighborhood and the Respiratory Impact of Poverty on Children

condition. Other mitigating factors in regard to asthma include psychosocial variables, and possibly environmental exposure to a...

The Respiratory System and Asthma

("air passages," 1998). The larynx lies in front of the lower portion of the pharynx and is the organ where the voice is actually ...

Causes and Diagnosis of Asthma

In seven pages asthma is examined in terms of environmental and biological causes along with diagnostic techniques such as Sensiti...

A Discussion of Asthma

In six pages this paper presents a detailed examination of asthma. Nine sources are cited in the bibliography....

An Examination of Asthma

In five pages asthma is discussed in terms of the process of the disease, its history, and current medical research. Seven source...

Causes and Effects of Asthma

medical care; low socioeconomic status; and noncompliance with the a doctors specific treatment (Depiro 154). Also, some patients...

Benefits of Hydrotherapy

In three pages this research paper discuses relief from asthma, sore muscles, arthritis, and mitochondrial myopathy as a few of th...

Asthma Education Program Creation

In eight pages an asthma education program that will address both patient and family needs in terms of empowerment and information...

Asthma Management and Drug Therapies

reduce hyper responsiveness and inflammatory changes in the airways. Patients with daily symptoms tend to benefit more from regula...

Arguing for Aggressive Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment

1996). It is the root cause of epidemics of bronchiolitis and pneumonia and is a serious threat to life of infants younger than o...

Los Angeles Area Health Policy Changes and Nursing

international trade, has also increased pollution from diesel engines (Bostwick, 2004). A 20 parts-per-billion increase in ozone l...

Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Asthma

infants younger than one year (Bozzette, 1996). The virus is extremely potent and has the potential to be deadly (Bozzette, 1996)...

Different Literature Presentations of Asthma

and the effect on the occupational arena. Both articles, however, emphasize that asthma takes a tremendous economic toll in the U...

Inner City Adult Asthma Patients and Risk Factors

and a very important factor is a lack of medical attention. All of these things culminate in a situation where people are more vul...

Asthma Survey Results

this may not improve sleep quality (Mulcahy, 2004). One study has indicated that treatment with melatonin may aid sleep (Barry, 20...

Older Adult, Health Assessment

This research paper presents the health assessment of an older adult who has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and asthma. Five ...

UK and Occupational Asthma

(Haz-Map, 2003). There are two general categories that cause occupational asthma: 1. Low-molecular weight compounds, which are c...

Acute Asthma: A Case Report

Introduction Dawn Lights, a 21-year-old university student with early onset moderately persistent asthma reported that she was re...

Dyspnea, Family Caregiving and Quality of Life

primary symptoms of COPD are "wheezing, cough, dyspnea on exertion and increased phlegm production" (Touhy and Jett, 2012, p. 289)...