Asthma makes breathing difficult for more than 22 million Americans. Asthma symptoms can include coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness. Asthma in children is on the rise, but with proper treatment kids and adults can live a productive life.
Foods That May Worsen Pollen Allergies
Allergic to pollen? You may want to watch out for these trigger foods.
By Neil Osterweil
WebMD Feature
What do yet get when you cross a cantaloupe with a ragweed plant, or an apple with a birch tree? An itchy mouth.For many people with hay fever, eating cantaloupe can cause itching or hives in their mouths. Eating uncooked apples may do the same to people with birch pollen allergy.
They have oral allergy syndrome. So do up to a third of pollen allergy patients, notes the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI). Most cases are mild. But some can be an early warning sign of a serious or even life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylaxis.
Research Finding Could Revolutionize Asthma Treatment
Use of Beta Blockers May Have Long-Term Benefits
Seth Feldman, Executive Director of the American Asthma Foundation (AAF), said, “Drugs known as beta blockers have long been used to treat high blood pressure. However, they have historically been forbidden for patients with asthma, because they may make the symptoms worse. Now, however, results from a research study funded by the American Asthma Foundation suggest that, over the long run, asthma may well improve with low daily doses of beta blockers.”
Asthma sufferers find that clean air helps their breathing. A state-of-the-art air purifier that uses ionization to drop particulates from the air, is bringing relief. It also kills germs carrying flu, salmonella, and e coli.
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