'Psycho-social' impacts on asthma sufferers

Asthma sufferers who also live with anxiety or depression are more prone to asthma attacks, a visiting expert says.
Dr Peter Gibson, a respiratory specialist at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, New South Wales, has been studying the "psycho-social factors" surrounding the illness......

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Home Remedies for Asthma (Herbs, Fruits and Vegetables)

Asthma is a respiration problem which affects its victim’s proper breathing system. Asthma occurs because of allergy, pollution, infection etc. Asthma also can be a reason of stress and anxiety. It varies from person to person and also it can be acute or chronic.....

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Asthma in Cats

Much like human asthma, feline asthma is an allergen-caused upper respiratory condition that causes distressed breathing.
It is sometimes also called bronchitis or feline bronchial disease. Bronchial spasms cause the individual bronchi to constrict or tighten, and the resultant swelling of surrounding tissues puts the cat into a full-blown asthma attack.....

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