Management
Although a cure is not on the horizon, nearly complete control is well within reach - Javeed Akhter MD
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The greatest advances in controlling asthma may be the change in physicians' attitudes toward using preventive medications, as well as attempts to make home rescue plans more aggressive and self-sufficient. The availability of selective and potent medications has made such changes possible. By avoiding known triggers in the environment, such as cigarette smoke, dust mites, roach antigens and dander from warm-blooded pets like cats and dogs, patients can help minimize airway inflammation. Also, newer, tighter and more energy-efficient homes, forced-air heating and wall-to-wall carpeting all contribute to higher levels of indoor triggers.
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Managing Asthma with Controller Medications
Many patients with asthma are not being prescribed or actively taking a long-term controller medication, even though they are needed to manage asthma effectively and prevent exacerbations. Promoting the use of long-term controller medications as part of a patient’s management plan is key to managing this disease.
Genetic Test Could Predict Which Kids Will Have Lasting Asthma Symptoms
Half of children with asthma will continue to suffer from the respiratory disorder as adults, and a new genetic test could reveal who remains at risk past childhood.
Many Asthma Patients Use Their Inhalers Incorrectly, Research Shows
They hold it wrong, breathe at the wrong time, or forget to shake the device.
Can asthma be cured? What are the latest treatments?
It is becoming increasingly clear that there many types of asthma--and they differ greatly in their presentation and genesis.
Propeller Health
Propeller is the leading mobile platform for respiratory health management. Through sensors, mobile apps and services, Propeller helps reduce the cost of care while delivering better quality of life for individuals with chronic respiratory disease.
Asthma Allergies Children
AsthmaAllergiesChildren.com is a website devoted to ideas that are within the guidelines set by accredited medical authorities for treatment of asthma and allergies. We will not provide a platform for theories or approaches that do not meet the standards our physicians use in their clinical practice.
InterAsma
International Association of Asthmology...InterAsma is a forum for interdisciplinary discussions where pneumologists, allergologists, pediatricians, and general practitioners have the opportunity to discuss and exchange information between these specialties on asthma research, practrice and management.
Partners Asthma Center's Asthma Blog
News and opinion from members of Partners Asthma Center, a collaboration of allergists and pulmonologists at Brigham and Women's, Massachusetts General, Brigham and Women's Faulkner, and Newton-Wellesley Hospitals and North Shore Medical Center.
American Academy of Allergies, Asthma & Immunology
Patients and healthcare professionals alike depend on American Academy of Allergies, Asthma & Immunology's authoritative, expert resources to make informed decisions regarding allergies, asthma and immune deficiency disorders.
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Welcome to Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Online, an information and news service for patients, parents of patients, members, the news media, and purchasers of health care programs.
National Institute of Allergies & Infectious Diseases
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.
World Allergy Organization
The World Allergy Organization (WAO) is an international umbrella organization whose members consist of 92 regional and national allergology and clinical immunology societies from around the world. By collaborating with member societies, WAO provides direct educational outreach programs, symposia and lectureships to members in nearly 100 countries around the globe.
Asthmaniac
Asthmaniac is the first telemedicine clinic, devoted to asthma primary care!
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