Dr. Homer Boushey explores the hygiene hypothesis, the notion that modern cleanliness causes a lack of stimulation of the immune system in early development, making children more vulnerable to things that cause asthma. Series: “UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public” [7/2011] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21377]
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www.howdini.com Asthma Symptoms: What Causes Asthma Attacks? Asthma can be deadly if not diagnosed and treated properly. Dr. Jordan Josephson, a leading ear, nose and throat surgeon, explains the causes and symptoms of asthma and how to keep it under control. Keywords: asthma symptoms asthma attack causes of asthma what causes asthma
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The Breathmobile® program teaches kids how to control asthma symptoms in 3 visits or less, for 80% of our patients. An asthma clinic on wheels, The Breathmobile provides asthma diagnosis, education, treatment and research to help control asthma and reduce issues related to childhood asthma. We deliver free asthma action plans, free asthma treatment and access to free asthma medications — keeping kids in school and out of the emergency room! We are extremely proud to have our program’s success data featured in upcoming articles in New England Journal Medicine, so please stay tuned. Watch our asthma video and visit www.TheBreathmobile.org for more inspiration — the California Chapter of AAFA and The Breathmobile thanks all our supporters!
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Accessible version: yosemite.epa.gov Asthma Awareness: Tracey Mitchell, a registered Respiratory Therapist and a Certified Asthma Educator from EPA’s Office of Radiation and Indoor Air and Marcela Gieminiani from the Asthma and Allergy Network-Mothers of Asthmatics, discuss symptoms, triggers, prevention steps, and resources for dealing with asthma. For more about asthma: epa.gov For more about EPA: www.epa.gov We accept comments according to our comment policy: blog.epa.gov Disclaimer: The US Government does not promote or endorse any non-Government or commercial content appearing on this page.
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. National Institutes of Health. Childhood Asthma Management Program: Asthma Feelings. AVA19988VNB1, 1996. The Asthma Feeling video explores the way asthmatic children feel about their disease and ways to cope with being ‘different’. The video is designed to help children feel more comfortable with having asthma and not allow it to cause undue interference in the lifestyle of the person. Producer: National Institutes of Health. Creative Commons license: Public Domain Asthma is a chronic medical condition. It has been defined by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute as a common chronic disorder of the airways that is complex and characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperresponsiveness (bronchospasm), and an underlying inflammation. The interaction of these features of asthma determines the clinical manifestations and severity of asthma and the response to treatment. Public attention in the developed world has recently focused on asthma because of its rapidly increasing prevalence, affecting up to one in four urban children. Asthma is caused by a complex interaction of environmental and genetic factors that researchers do not yet fully understand.[55] These factors can also influence how severe a persons asthma is and how well they respond to medication. As with other complex diseases, many environmental and genetic factors have been suggested as causes of asthma, but not all studies …
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