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What is Asthma
What is asthma is a difficult question to answer. The general consensus is that asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes obstruction of your airways. Airways (aka. as bronchi) are the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs, asthma causes chronic swelling and soreness to their inside walls. If you are [...]
The Asthma Epidemic – No End in Sight
22.2 million Americans suffer from asthma as of 2005, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center [....]
Asthma Triggers
Asthma triggers cause airway inflammation or irritation and lead to asthma symptoms. Some of the most common triggers can include: [....]
Asthma and Outdoor Air Pollution in Southern California
Asthma research conducted in the past half-century has focused primarily on indoor allergens and their effect on asthma sufferers. [....]
Is Your Home Causing Your Asthma?
Is your home causing your asthma? Recent studies say yes. They also say that exposure to indoor allergens such as rodents [....]
Asthma Proof Your Home
Allergens found in your home are among the most dangerous triggers for your asthma. Dogs, cats, dust mites and cockroaches [....]
Xolair (Omalizumab) – Allergic Asthma Medication
Xolair (Omalizumab) is an asthma medication designed to treat allergy induced asthma. Xolair blocks your immune system’s response and reaction to generally benign common allergens which act as triggers, such as animal dander, food additives such as sulfites, mold, chemicals, drugs, dust mites, cockroaches, exhaust fumes, feathers, and tobacco smoke. Xolair blocks allergy causing IgE [...]
Sulfites and Asthma
Many people with asthma are sensitive to food additives known as sulfites. Sulfites consumed in foods have been known to cause severe [....]
Lower Your Asthma Risk
Research has pointed to several ways to significantly lower your family’s risk of asthma. For example, Unless absolutely necessary, do [....]
