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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. |
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 15, 2005 |
Treating My Child's Asthma An informative hand-out aimed at the primary care-giver of an asthmatic child. |
BusinessWeek
November 21, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
How To Manage Your Asthma Asthma sufferers can achieve near-perfect freedom from shortness of breath. |
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. |
Scientific American
August 2008
Emily Harrison |
Unlikely Victims of Banning CFCs--Asthma Sufferers New CFC-free inhalers cost three times more than their CFC counterparts. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Salon.com
December 23, 1999
Frank Houston |
Kicking for breath I watched as my brother almost died from asthma. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 17, 2010
David Nagel |
Snapshot: Students Want Online Learning High school students seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of online instruction as a component of their educations. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006
Gardiner & Dvorkin |
Promoting Medication Adherence in Children The problem of getting children to follow a treatment regimen is widespread and is frustrating for physicians. Having the child participate in devising the plan improves adherence. |
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. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001 |
Take Control of Your Asthma What is asthma?... How can I control my asthma?... |
Managed Care
February 2008 |
Insurance Gap Leaves Out Kids With Asthma About 30 percent of families with asthmatic children earn more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level, putting them above the threshold for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in most states. |
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. |
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
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. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2001 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Natural hormonal therapies... How rewarding it is when we happen to be the right person at the right time to meet our patients' needs... A constellation of six symptoms are characteristic of early Alzheimer's disease... Discharging a patient in time for her to cast her vote... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2001
Sami Youakim |
Work-Related Asthma Work-related asthma is induced or incited by substances or conditions specific to the workplace. It has become the most common occupational respiratory disease in many countries... |
Reason
October 2007
Jonathan Blanks |
Bad Touch In June, Kilmer Middle School reprimanded 13-year-old Hal Beaulieu. The offense: hugging his girlfriend. The Virginia public school's rules include an unqualified "no physical contact" policy. |
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. |
Managed Care
December 2003
Martin Sipkoff |
Health Plans Begin To Address Chronic Care Management As with so much else in health care, observing protocols, analyzing data, and rethinking benefit designs are important. |
