Insurance covers asthma treatment with device

Asthma causes coughing and difficulty breathing. The predominant method of treating asthma is having patients use inhalers that expand the bronchial tubes, but this year in April, a method using a medical device to expand the bronchial tubes came to be covered by public insurance. It is hoped that this treatment, intended for patients with severe symptoms, can reduce the frequency of attacks.....

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7 triggers of asthma in kids

Asthma is a very difficult disease to manage especially in children. Dr Innes Asher, Department of Paediatrics, Child and Youth Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand lists a few environmental triggers that can cause asthma or make its symptoms worse. Take note and avoid these triggers as much as possible.....

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Stay well with your asthma at Christmas

Don’t let asthma get in the way of having fun this Christmas! Yes, it can be scary to think that every Christmas Day more than 200 people in the UK will be admitted to hospital with a life threatening asthma attack. But there’s a lot you can do to keep your asthma symptoms under control. So in between all the shopping, cooking, card sending and gift wrapping, you won’t need to worry about asthma symptoms, you can concentrate on enjoying yourself instead.....

Read more here: asthma.org.uk