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would be inhaled corticosteroids. These work very well on pre-school and school aged children alike and the negative side effects...
area in 1649 (The Archives: Theodore Roosevelt, 2002). His mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, was a Georgia native who supported th...
Introduction Pediatric asthma is in effect similar in its epidemiology, diagnoses, and treatment to adult forms of...
condition. Other mitigating factors in regard to asthma include psychosocial variables, and possibly environmental exposure to a...
(Haz-Map, 2003). There are two general categories that cause occupational asthma: 1. Low-molecular weight compounds, which are c...
reduce hyper responsiveness and inflammatory changes in the airways. Patients with daily symptoms tend to benefit more from regula...
subjected to stressful experiences, such as performing "mental arithmetic tasks, watching emotionally charged films and listening ...
this may not improve sleep quality (Mulcahy, 2004). One study has indicated that treatment with melatonin may aid sleep (Barry, 20...
medication are adequate, symptoms are controlled and most asthma-related problems are avoided (Francis, 2004). There are two maj...
international trade, has also increased pollution from diesel engines (Bostwick, 2004). A 20 parts-per-billion increase in ozone l...
infants younger than one year (Bozzette, 1996). The virus is extremely potent and has the potential to be deadly (Bozzette, 1996)...
and the effect on the occupational arena. Both articles, however, emphasize that asthma takes a tremendous economic toll in the U...
and a very important factor is a lack of medical attention. All of these things culminate in a situation where people are more vul...
of increasing costs still further and marginalizing greater numbers of individuals and families who no longer can afford the highe...
1996). It is the root cause of epidemics of bronchiolitis and pneumonia and is a serious threat to life of infants younger than o...
should include redness, swelling, and the presence of pussy (clouded, yellow) fluid behind the drum (CPS, 2004). In children o...
typical medical interventions in treating illness. Yoga can be can be performed in absence of health care professionals, complex e...
Many diverse conditions can affect the lung. Asthma is one such condition. Unfortunately, asthma is too often dismissed as an in...
effective methods for control in place for asthma and how have treatment measures changed over time? 4. What is the cost of asthm...
in the prevalence of asthma. Akinbami, Rhodes & Lara (2005) suggest that "many studies have demonstrated that these large disparit...
through counseling or psychotherapy has been found to be effective in reducing the asthmatic symptoms. However, for the m...
reality of asthma. In the first article to be examined the topic covers the respiratory system itself. The author notes that, "Ea...
of these differences, nursing professionals should identify separate roles for school and community nursing professionals. For ex...
over those ten years it will add to the current level of air pollution in the state. This results in negative effects in terms of ...
an obstruction of the airway and can involved any or all of the following factors: "smooth muscle bronchoconstriction, mucous secr...
engine contains features that help to limit a search. The writer/tutor selected "scholarly" material published after 10/01/2002 an...
events (Owen, 2007). This action includes "presentation of antigen by dendritic cells" as well as the "degranulation of mast cells...
health of the children. This is absolutely tragic. Asthma is obviously a problem of significant concern in this area but physicia...
negative health impacts are felt. This means that there is a lag in the conditions as well as the associated costs. The short term...
aforementioned variables are unsatisfactory, depression can occur in a number of different ways. Major depressive disorder ...