National Asthma Campaign Foundation Launches Program to Fight Asthma in U.S.
Partners with Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago to Reduce Asthma Rates
Chicago's Asthma Rates as High as Two in 10 Children
CHICAGO, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As children with asthma head back to school this fall, the National Asthma Campaign Foundation (NAC) is partnering with Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago (RHAMC) to deliver Fight Asthma Now (FAN), an asthma education program that teaches youth to control and manage their asthma.
NAC is the only independent education and outreach organization focused on improving asthma care in the United States by implementing strategies recommended by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP...
Latina Actress and Author Dayanara Torres Launches Online Asthma Education Resource for Hispanic Community in Partnership with Merck and AAFA
MIAMI, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Understanding and managing asthma is not always easy, especially without adequate patient resources. That's why Puerto Rican actress, author and mother of two children with asthma, Dayanara Torres, has partnered with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) and Merck to launch the Asma En Espanol initiative, a new Spanish asthma education web resource to help patients learn more about asthma triggers and ways to manage the disease.
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Understanding - And Living With - Allergic Asthma
For those who suffer from asthma, every day can be unpredictable and frightening. An asthma attack - resulting from a common disease that affects the respiratory system - can render its victims unable to take a single breath. The result can mean a lifetime dependant on medication - such as respiratory inhalers - and a quest to discover the specific elements that trigger an attack.
The Secret Mineral in Asthma Treatment
Asthma is quickly becoming a global epidemic. The number of people with asthma, along with the death rate from this condition, has been increasing since the late 1980s. Modern phenomena such as environmental pollution, smoke, and a wide variety of chemicals have been linked to increased risk of asthma(http://www.mitamins.com/disease/Asthma.html).
What Is Asthma?
Asthma is a chronic disease of the respiratory system. Asthma 'attacks? happen when airway passages become inflamed, and produce excessive amounts of mucus. This inflammation, along with excess mucus, constricts normal breathing.
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