(BlackDoctor.org) -- Do you perform a "spring clean" all year long, yet you are still suffering from the allergies and asthma attacks associated with dust mites? Keeping a tidy house is not the end-all to alleviating home allergens. If your house is already spic-and-span and you are still battling all of those irritants, your next step should be to "clear the air" by installing devices such as air purifiers and dehumidifiers.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- If you come to work every day feeling healthy and chipper, but leave the office wheezing and short of breath, it may not just be the stress of your workload. It is quite possible that your office is filled with asthma triggers. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to make your office asthmatic-friendly.
Follow your asthma-control action plan at work as well as at home to avoid an asthma attack on the job. Some precautions you can take:
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Panicking causes shortness of breath and shortness of breath causes panic. Unfortunately the preceding sentence commonly finds truth with people suffering from asthma attacks. Panicking can make the experience of an asthma attack worse than it has to be. Fortunately, you can get a handle on this cycle by learning how to handle an asthma attack.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The sad truth is that some things that taste good to you aren’t good for you. Obesity, heart conditions and diabetes are just a few negative effects that the foods we love can have on our health, but what about the effects that certain foods can have on those with asthma?
It is a little-known fact that certain foods can trigger asthma symptoms and even attacks. Although there is no conclusive evidence that diet and asthma are related, certain foods are known to activate
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In 2002, an estimated 3.4 million African Americans currently had asthma. African Americans have the highest asthma prevalence of any racial/ethic group. The current asthma prevalence rate among Blacks was 38 percent higher than that for Whites.
African Americans account for 26 percent of the 4,200 deaths attributed to asthma in 2001. African Americans were three times more likely to die from asthma than Whites.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Do you perform a "spring clean" all year long, yet you are still suffering from the allergies and asthma attacks associated with dust mites? Keeping a tidy house is not the end-all to alleviating home allergens. If your house is already spic-and-span and you are still battling all of those irritants, your next step should be to "clear the air" by installing devices such as air purifiers and dehumidifiers.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- If you come to work every day feeling healthy and chipper, but leave the office wheezing and short of breath, it may not just be the stress of your workload. It is quite possible that your office is filled with asthma triggers. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to make your office asthmatic-friendly.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Panicking causes shortness of breath and shortness of breath causes panic. Unfortunately the preceding sentence commonly finds truth with people suffering from asthma attacks. Panicking can make the experience of an asthma attack worse than it has to be. Fortunately, you can get a handle on this cycle by learning how to handle an asthma attack.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The sad truth is that some things that taste good to you aren’t good for you. Obesity, heart conditions and diabetes are just a few negative effects that the foods we love can have on our health, but what about the effects that certain foods can have on those with asthma?