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How to Soothe Asthma Symptoms

Why Asthma Symptoms Can Vary With the Weather

In fact, the main culprit is believed to be cold-and-flu season, which kicks into gear once kids head back to school. Classrooms filled with runny noses, and grimy hands are breeding grounds for cold and flu viruses, which schoolchildren inevitably spread to their families.

How You Can Improve IAQ and Reduce Asthma Symptoms

Contaminants such as pet dander, cigarette smoke, pollen, and dust reduce IAQ and can contribute to allergy and asthma symptoms.

Combating Mold and Preventing Asthma Symptoms

More than 26 million Americans have asthma. Of our friends, colleagues and family members who are living with asthma, 5-10 percent of them have severe or difficult to control asthma and experience asthma symptoms more frequently. Asthma triggers - such as cigarette smoke and air pollution - can cause asthma symptoms.

9 Asthma Symptoms Absolutely Everyone Should Know

Exercise-induced asthma: Symptoms, causes, and prevention

Exercise-induced asthma involves asthma symptoms occurring during or after exercise. In this article, we explore the causes, symptoms, and ways to prevent asthma from arising during exercise.

What Is Asthma? Symptoms, Attack, Medications, Inhalers, Treatments

What is asthma? Learn the definition of asthma and get the facts on asthma triggers, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, an asthma action plan, causes, and more. Learn about what happens during an asthma attack, what asthma medications to use for treatment, and different asthma inhalers.

What is severe asthma? Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Doctors consider asthma to be severe when symptoms do not respond well to the usual treatments. This article discusses the definition, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments of severe asthma.

A Dust Mite Pill May Help Relieve Asthma Symptoms, Study Finds

Allergies may seem like a seasonal annoyance, but for some people, they can be a year-round danger. People with severe asthma can face dangerous reactions if their allergy symptoms induce an asthma attack.<br>A new study finds there might be a way to help at least a few of these people relieve some...

A guide to pediatric vital signs

Refer to this chart for pediatric vital signs by age range

What Does a Pediatric ENT Do?

An ear, nose and throat specialist treats many different illnesses that affect your ears, nose or throat. A pediatric ENT does the same for children.

Pediatric Problems, and How Pharmacists Can Solve Them

The smallest patients can sometimes present the biggest issues.

Cannabis And Kids? A Look At Marijuana In Pediatric Medicine

When you talk to some people about cannabis’s medical potential and the scientific research going on behind it, they mig...

How pediatric critical care and a physician anesthesiologist saved a teen’s life

When seconds count, physician anesthesiologists, and pediatric critical care, save lives.

10 tips for delivering difficult pediatric diagnoses

While a diagnosis discussion may be one encounter of many in your day, it is a moment that we parents will remember forever.

10 things a pediatric oncologist wants you to know

Ignoring the facts will not make them go away. Help us advocate for our children.

Why pediatric patients get my full attention

Focusing completely on the child makes pediatric assessment more effective and diminishes the chaotic nature of the scene

Pediatric Cardiac Imaging: What Referring Docs Need to Know

Echo is the first, but not always the only, modality

Trends in Pediatric Intestinal Failure

The rates of death and transplantation in children with intestinal failure have decreased; however, the number of children achieving enteral autonomy has not changed significantly, and a larger proportion of patients remain parenteral nutrition dependent.

10 things you need to know about pediatric analgesia

Make a plan for treating pediatric pain that includes managing unfamiliarity and stress in both the patient and their parents or caregivers