| Similar Articles |
|---|
 |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001
James P. Kemp & Judith A. Kemp |
Management of Asthma in Children The prevalence of asthma in children has increased 160 percent since 1980, and the disease currently affects nearly 5 million children in the United States...   |
American Journal of Nursing
May 2010
Corbridge & Corbridge |
Asthma in Adolescents and Adults This article outlines current guideline recommendations for asthma and reviews what clinicians need to teach patients about its pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, self monitoring, and environmental control. |
Nurse Practitioner
April 2010
Benninger & McCallister |
Asthma in pregnancy: Reading between the lines Asthma is one of the most common, chronic medical conditions that can complicate pregnancy, affecting between 4% and 8% of this population. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2004
Matthew Mintz |
Asthma Update: Part I. Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Prevention of Disease Progression The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel has updated its clinical guidelines on asthma medications, prevention of disease progression, and patient self-management. |
Nurse Practitioner
December 2010
Kathy J. Morris |
Management of Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm in Adolescents with Asthma Collaboration between the nurse practitioner and adolescent is essential to develop an asthma management plan that will provide for optimal physical activity and prevent asthma exacerbations while exercising. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2003
James C. Higgins |
The 'Crashing Asthmatic' Asthma is one of the most common chronic disorders managed by family physicians. A "crashing asthmatic" is a patient with asthma who is clinically deteriorating into respiratory failure or arrest despite initial treatment. Managing such a patient can be a major challenge. |
AskMen.com
June 22, 2003
Mike Davison |
Asthma: Are You At Risk? The recurrent and debilitating effects of asthma sometimes appear suddenly, so it is best to arm yourself with knowledge about this serious and chronic condition. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2004
Holmes & Fadden |
Evaluation of the Patient with Chronic Cough Diagnostic and treatment options for adults and children with chronic coughs. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2002
W.F. Peate |
Occupational Skin Disease Work-related skin diseases account for approximately 50 percent of occupational illnesses and are responsible for an estimated 25 percent of all lost workdays. These dermatoses are often underreported because their association with the workplace is not recognized. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2005
Courtney et al. |
Childhood Asthma: Treatment Update The prevalence of childhood asthma has risen significantly over the past four decades. This article summarizes the treatment of asthma in children, with an emphasis on new modalities and the results of recent studies. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2002
German & Harper |
Environmental Control of Allergic Diseases National and international guidelines for the management of asthma and allergic rhinitis include recommendations for environmental control of allergens and irritants. |
Nurse Practitioner
November 2009
Ann Marie Hart |
Treatment Strategies for Cough Illnesses in Adults Adults who experience a cough for 2 or more weeks along with vomiting or an inspiratory whooping sound should be evaluated and tested for B. pertussis infection. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2002
James T. Li |
Allergy Testing Allergic diseases are among the most common medical problems encountered in ambulatory practice. Allergy testing can help the physician determine if a patient's problem is caused by an allergy and identify the specific problem allergens. |
Nursing
November 2011
Lawson & Pruitt |
Issues in Obesity, Part 2: Obesity Weighs Heavily on Lung Function A look at the impact of obesity on asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and sleep apnea. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2005
Karnani, Reisfield & Wilson |
Evaluation of Chronic Dyspnea Chronic dyspnea is defined as dyspnea lasting more than one month. Information is presented on diagnosis, assessment and treatment for chronic dyspnea. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2001
Michael P. McGrail |
Disability Prevention Principles in the Primary Care Office Assessment of impairment and subsequent disability is best made on the basis of objective data by use of a biopsychosocial model to ensure that the expression of disability does not mask other unaddressed psychologic or social issues... |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2003
Sinha & David |
Recognition and Management of Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm Diagnosing and treating EIB. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2004
Matthew Mintz |
Asthma Update Part II. Medical Management An evidence-based approach was used to examine several key issues on appropriate medical therapy for patients with asthma. The updated guidelines clarify these issues and should alter the way physicians prescribe asthma medications. |
BusinessWeek
November 21, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
How To Manage Your Asthma Asthma sufferers can achieve near-perfect freedom from shortness of breath. |
American Journal of Nursing
January 2011
Marion Rita Alex |
Occupational Hazards for Pregnant Nurses Depending on her working environment, specific immunities, and stage of pregnancy, a pregnant nurse may find it difficult to avoid teratogenic and fetotoxic exposures, as well as working conditions that could jeopardize her pregnancy. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2005 |
Treating My Child's Asthma An informative hand-out aimed at the primary care-giver of an asthmatic child. |
AboutSafety
June 29, 2001 |
Farm Respiratory Hazards Much of the air that farmers breathe is dirty and sometimes lethal. Farmers Lung and Organic Dust Toxicity Syndrome (ODTS) are names given to two farm occupational diseases caused by inhaling airborne mold spores. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001 |
Take Control of Your Asthma What is asthma?... How can I control my asthma?... |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Workplace Health Risks Work-related health hazards are real and and are becoming increasingly apparent. |
Real Travel Adventures
September 2008
Gary Niemann |
Oral Allergy Immunotherapy In Denver Oral allergy immunotherapy utilizing a potency-enhancing liquid vehicle is painless, convenient, effective, safe, and economical, and can offer relief for millions of allergy sufferers |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000 |
Letter to the Editor Foreign-Body Aspiration, Asthma and Chronic Bronchitis... |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2000
Allen L. Hixon & Ronald W. Chapman |
Medicine and Society Healthy People 2010: The Role of Family Physicians in Addressing Health Disparities... |
Information Today
March 15, 2012 |
Occupational Health Content Integrated into EBSCO's ExPub Databases Haz-Map is designed to assist professionals seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biological agents in the workplace. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2007
Scow et al. |
Leukotriene Inhibitors in the Treatment of Allergy and Asthma Approximately one third of all prescriptions for maintenance therapy in patients with persistent asthma are for leukotriene inhibitors; however, evidence of their effectiveness compared with other treatments is mixed. |
Salon.com
December 23, 1999
Frank Houston |
Kicking for breath I watched as my brother almost died from asthma. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2005
Karl Thiel |
Stocks That Make You Breathe Easier Allergies and asthma are big markets that several firms aim to tackle. Investors, take note. |
Science News
May 19, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Childhood Vitamin D -- A New Benefit? Vitamin D may prevent symptoms of asthma in toddlers. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001 |
Asthma Medications |
Real Travel Adventures
February 2008
Bonnie Neely |
Simple Oral Therapy In Denver Prevents Allergic Symptoms For Life! The Allergy Clinic makes patients comfortable again by eliminating their allergic symptoms through simple daily oral drops. |
Managed Care
March 2004
Christine A. Sorkness |
IgE-Blocking Therapy for Difficult-to-Treat Asthma: A Brief Review Omalizumab, a novel therapy that targets specific steps in the inflammatory cascade of asthma, may benefit the hard-to-treat patient. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2001 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Ketotifen seems helpful for asthma in the winter, but having to obtain it from overseas is unnerving... Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper... etc. |
Managed Care
May 2007
Jill Karpel et al. |
The Appropriate Omalizumab Patient Management of the uncontrolled asthma patient and case examples. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2001 |
Diary from a Week in Practice GERD may be common in asthmatic patients... Obtaining bone density screening in patients older than 50 years who suffer a fracture... Potential cardiovascular health benefits of chocolate... Family physicians argue about whether pacifiers are good or bad for infants... etc. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2000
Monica Preboth |
Clinical Briefs Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance... CDC Web-Based Training Program on Hepatitis C Virus Infection... FDA Approval of Uterine Balloon Therapy... ACSM Statement on Stress Fractures... Brochure for Women on the Proper Use of Medication... FDA Approval of AndroGel... AHRQ Report on Hospital Care... |
Managed Care
March 2005
Frank Diamond |
Kaiser's Asthma Outcomes Will Take Your Breath Away The company's Mid-Atlantic States Region has seen impressive savings since launching a disease management program for asthma. |
AboutSafety
January 29, 2001 |
Control Of Dust From Powder Dye Handling Operations The manual transfer of powder dyes from bulk containers to smaller process containers generates significant amounts of dust. Worker exposure to dye dust via breathing or skin contact can result in adverse health effects like occupational asthma, eczema and severe allergic reactions.... |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2005
Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter AAFP Launches Online Quality Improvement Program... NIH Issues New Guidelines for Managing Asthma During Pregnancy... ABFM Extends Deadline for 2004 Self-Assessment Module... etc. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Brian Orelli |
Guidelines to Stop the Wheezing Investors, new asthma guidelines will affect some drug makers. The FDA isn't the only organization that affects how well drugs do in the marketplace. |
AskMen.com
Jen Woodward |
Unhealthy Professions If you happen to have one of these potentially unhealthy jobs, don't lose heart. There are things you can do protect yourself from the job's negative effects. |
Inc.
July 2006
Ryan McCarthy |
Your Office May Be Innocent Buildings don't make people sick - but job stress and bad bosses might. |
Science News
November 5, 2005 |
About Sinuses This Web site examines the symptoms and treatment of sinusitis and other sinus diseases, as well as the interrelated problems of allergy and asthma. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2001
Sarah Morgan & Lori Parry |
Quantum Sufficit Olfactory diet?... Is there a doctor on board?... It's the incredible, edible, brain-boosting egg... Are "baby-buggy bumpers" needed in the OR?... Seniors use prayer to cope with stress... Decline in protease-induced occupational asthma in the detergent industry... etc. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2002 |
Things That Can Cause Asthma and Allergies Dust mites... Pets... Cockroaches... Pollens and outdoor molds... Indoor molds... Air pollution... |
IDB America
January 2003
Charo Quesada |
The deadly workplace Indifference to occupational hazards is killing tens of thousands of Latin American workers each year. |
Chemistry World
March 17, 2014
Eleanor Merritt |
Four steps to asthma treatment Scientists based in the US have devised a new way to make Montelukast, a drug used in the treatment of asthma and seasonal allergies. |
