Asthma

Trends in medication use for asthma among children
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review recent studies of changing medication use for asthma among children.

Canberra,
Australia
Psychological triggers and hyperventilation symptoms in asthma
BACKGROUND: Anecdotal accounts have identified hyperventilation as one route through which psychological factors can trigger bronchoconstriction.

Dallas, TX 75205
USA
Primary asthma prevention: is it possible?
Asthma, which typically begins in childhood and is the most common chronic disease of childhood, has reached epidemic proportions.

Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
Long-term effects of asthma medications in children
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review describes recent studies in children that evaluated long-term outcomes of controller asthma medications.

Denver, CO
USA
Management of asthma in preschool children with inhaled corticosteroids and leukotriene receptor ant
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this article is to review the recently published studies addressing various treatment approaches for asthma in preschool children.

St. Louis, MO
USA
Exercise-induced Bronchospasm In Children
This review will encompass definition, history, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of exercise -induced bronchospasm in the pediatric individual with and without known asthma.
1389 West Main Street, Suite 205
Waterbury, CT 06708
USA
[Effects of high altitude on bronchial asthma]
Sojourns in the high mountains have been recommended to patients with asthma for many decades.


Germany
Alcohol-based pressurised metered-dose inhalers for use in asthma: a descriptive study
BACKGROUND: Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) have historically served as the propellants of choice in pressurised metered-dose asthma inhalers, but concern has been raised in recent decades regarding their damaging effect on the ozone layer.

Edinburgh, Scotland
UK
The impact of home cleaning on quality of life for homes with asthmatic children
Treatment with common household bleach containing hypochlorite destroys dust mites and denatures protein allergens.


USA
Natural history of asthma: persistence versus progression-does the beginning predict the end?
Environmental exposures during the early years and airway obstruction that develops during this time, in conjunction with genetic susceptibility, are important factors in the development of persistent asthma in childhood.

Philadelphia, PA 19104-3403
USA