The Practicing Parent: Asthma app pays kids to take their meds

Asthma triggers more school absences and hospitalizations than any other chronic condition in the U.S., affecting more than seven million children.
It's something Allergist and Immunologist Dr. Giselle Mosnaim knows all too well.....

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Six Herbs For Effective Asthma Treatment

Asthma is a chronic disease affecting the upper respiratory tract, in particular the lungs. During an asthma attack, the lining of the lungs becomes inflamed, forcing the muscles in the airways to swell, inhibiting normal breathing. About 20 million people suffer from asthma with half of them being children, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).....

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Obesity may cause asthma by altering the immune system

BOSTON, Dec. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Research conducted at Boston Children’s Hospital indicates that obesity might cause asthma via factors in the immune system and suggests a new way of treating asthma in obese people—who often respond poorly to standard asthma medications. The study, conducted in a mouse model of asthma and in human lung fluid, was published online Dec. 15 by Nature Medicine.....

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