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Q: Are the remedies on the Chemist Counter good for the control of catarrh in children asthma?
MY daughter produces lot of catarrh culminating in asthma, are the syrups and medicines in the market good for the prevention and/or formation of catarrah or is it that asthmatic children do not benefit from them at all? I appreciate your help and answers.

A: …best to see knowledgeable Doctor – phone around – also a very good chiropractor – research shows a benefit when your relieve interference in the nerves which run through the spine. Say a prayer you will find the right team for your child. Intention to heal your child is important and your are reaching out – good! :)

Q: What are the symptoms of asthma in children 12-15?
I have a family history of asthma: My dad, his dad and my pap. I have difficulty breathing and exercising and I sometimes cough a wheezing cough. Do I have asthma?

A: Sounds like you could possibly have Asthma also. I would recommend going to see a Doctor for that.
Asthma symptoms are pretty much what you have described (wheezing, shortness of breath, prolonged expiration and an irritated cough). The chances of developing Asthma can be increased if someone in your family has it already. This was the case for me where my father and his 2 brothers all had it, so i also then suffered from Asthma.
My parents were reluctant to put me on regular drugs from such a young age (12 years) so instead they looked at natural ways to reduce the symptoms and attacks. Basicly i was advised by a natropath that there were certain natural chemicals in foods that would reduce inflammation within the body and that changing my diet to include more of these chemicals could help, it did. By eating certain fruits and vegetables as my regular diet greatly reduced the attacks i had. It went from having an attack every 2 weeks to once every 12 months. It took a few weeks for me to notice the changes however once i did i never looked back. I still carried my inhaler everywhere with me however i was able to exercise, surf (asthma attacks while in the surf are terrifying) and do all the other things i loved without worring so much.
Obviously i would see a doctor however i would also look at your diet to see if there are other preventative things that can be done for little or no extra cost.

I just found this that may be of interest. It has a full 60 day money back guarantee and is not expensive anyway. It is not the same book that i had as a child however it sounds very similar.

http://tinyurl.com/bmsy3y

Good luck with it all

Q: are nebulisers better than inhaylars for the treatment of asthma in children ?
can i ask my gp for oxygen at home for treating the asthma attacks and evening breathlessness ?
forgot to say he is 10 months old and was born at 27weeks
can i ask my gp for oxygen to treat the evening breathlessness ?
forgot to say the child is 10 months old and was born at 27 weeeks

A: nebulisers are only used when the inhaler’s don’t work on the patient when they are having a attack the GP wont give you the oxygen unless your child is very ill they might try a spacer for the inhaler’s or other method’s first before they even consider giving you the oxygen

Q: Is swine flu a more serious concern for children with asthma?
My 2 year old has allergy induced asthma and breathing issues. Whenever she gets any kind of cold or flu it’s 3 times worse than it would be for another child. Within a day we have to start throwing every breathing treatment we can at her just to fight back. Worst case, if my child were ever to get the swine flu, would she be in serious trouble? Would she more likely become a serious case?

A: yes they are here read this

http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/69208.html

Q: How much does living in a city affect children with asthma?
I know that some people react badly to living in the country, but I’m concerned of the effects of pollution on my 5 year old. Would really appreciate thoughts or advice.

A: Statistically at least asthma seems to be worst in rural areas rather than in cities and towns. This seems perverse when you consider pollution, but I assume it must be the case that plant material and pollens have a greater effect.

There are some other oddities such as before the Berlin Wall came down asthma was worse in modern, clean West Germany than it was in the poorer, dirtier more polluted East Germany. Since the Wall came down the incidence in gradually equalising.

Q: Is it good/bad for young children with asthma to participate in sports?
I’m trying to convince someone that doing sports can help the child’s breathing now and in the long run if they continue to do sports and physical activities.

A: Physical exercise promotes better lung function over the long term and so should definitely be encouraged whilst taking precautions to keep it within a reasonable intensity and making sure they take their preventer medication daily BEFORE activity especially. Studies show dependency on inhalers is reduced with regular sport and response to inhalers is improved with lower BMIs. You’re right, get them active :-)

Q: What tests do you order to diagnose Asthma in young children?
What are the least risky and most cost-effective tests that doctors order so that Asthma can be comfirmed or rejected in a diagnoses?
Actually, I’m looking for what specific tests do they perform. B/c the symptons of asthma can similar to other illnesses, such as CF in a young child. So, in order to help diagnose a child with asthma, what type of tests do doctors run? like a blood work, etc..?
How about if the child is just 3 years old? I hear that a lung function test is not very reliable.. what else can you do? Thanks

A: Go to the closist childrens hospital, find the pulmonary medicine docs… they will be able to get the best test for you. FOr children they can to pulmonary function test….. as long as they child can follow simple directions…. all they do is breath into a machine for a few seconds and it reads volumes in the lungs. after they do that the respiratory therapist will give them an albuterol breathing tx and have them breath again, comapring the results and if they are improved the child has asthma….
very simple procedure.. the gold standard for diagnostics

Q: does anybody know any natural alternatives to help with asthma for children?
does anybody know of any type of natural healing ideas for asthman in children. we use reg breathin medicine, but its not as effective as we hoped
she is actually using medicine at this point and has reactive airway disease. im just wondering if theres anything in addition i can ask her asthma/allgery dr to try to use as well. shes 2

A: i don’t know where you live but my son HAD asthma. he took a regiment of natural remedies and his attacks were gone in 2 weeks. Yes there is and i just checked his medicine and it only says asthma. the doctor that we went to is in Albuquerque. His name is Dr. Mosses!

Asthma is not something anyone needs to live with by all means give him a call.

I’ll try to find his number for you and check back…

****I found the phone number to his office*****
(505) 344-1557

Anybody that says that natural medicine isn’t effective is ignorant an naive!!! All medicine originated from the earth natural medicine offers it in the truest form and is a lot more safe! homeopathy is the foundation of modern medicine and frankly they are doing a piss poor job of evolving it!

anybody that says pumping your kid full of caffeine, ephedrine, and even steroids is better than alternative medicine is just plain STUPID…

MY SON WAS CURRED, AFTER SPENDING 2 WEEKS IN ICU IN OKLAHOMA ON VACATION!!!

Q: what temperature should i keep the thermostat in the house for an asthma child in the winter?
WE live in upper vermont and have a kids with asthma and allergies what the best tempature to keep the theromstat at

A: Something medium. Too much cold exacerbates asthma, but so does too much heat. Start at a medium setting and try gradually to turn it down until you see signs of difficulty, and then turn it back up a bit. Helps with asthma and conserves energy too. Can’t give you an exact number because I don’t know how your kids will react to each temperature setting. I’d probably start at 70-72 degrees and try to take it down from there. However if they are coughing at that point, I’d take it up a bit and see if they improve. Bear in mind they might be reacting to other things besides the temperature. Usually in winter allergic asthma is reduced, but there could be indoor allergens still present that cause them to react. You need to be sure you’ve eliminated all of them.

Q: Has anyone tried Pulmicort Respules on their children asthma? is this medicine availabel in the UK? Please hel
Pulmicort Respules are good as preventative medicine in controlling children’s asthma up to the age of 8. However my GP does not know it. Has anyone ever tried it? is it availablel in the UK?. Thanks to anyone that can help

A: it is an excellent prescription medication that can be given as a nebuliser or inhaler. Yes it is available in the UK – I am really surprised your GP does not know about it- go to another one!

Q: Is an itchy neck a symptom of asthma in children?

A: An itchy neck can be a symptom of an allergic reaction, which could make a child susceptible to asthma, but it is not an indicator of asthma. Look for signs of welts or rash which are characteristic of an allergic reaction. Look for signs of wheezing or breathing difficulty to see if there is an asthmatic reaction.

Allergic reactions on the neck might occur from certain types of clothing, food, or airborne particles.

Q: Are there any support groups or phone helplines for people with children who have asthma?
My 3 year old son has bad asthma, and has been in and out of hospital since before xmas, and i am finding it a real struggle, and very upsetting..are there any support/helplines for me?

A: http://www.asthma.org.uk/ has an advice line.
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/132/ lists about 10 asthma groups.

Q: Do live chickens aggravate asthma? Are there ways to remove spurs from young and growing roosters?
My mother-in-law is a teacher in an elementary school and has a chick as a classroom pet. She is wondering if live chickens are likely to aggravate asthma in children.

Also, the chick appears to be growing spurs and she is concerned that when the chick becomes older that he will use them against the classroom children. Is there way to remove the spurs that grow on roosters (in a humane manner)? If so, what would something like that cost?

Thank you for your assistance.

A: yes they carry pet dander (DOWN) like any other bird… about the spurs I can’t tell you, because I know nothing about this sorry.

Q: Is there any link, circumstantial or otherwise, between vaccinations and asthma?
I am wondering if anyone knows of any evidence out there that there may be a causative factor between the ‘normal’ childhood vaccinations and developing asthma in children.

A: Immunization Issues
Asthma and Vaccines
07/19/2004

The prevalence of childhood asthma has been increasing in the past two decades in many countries, including the United States. (1) According to American Lung Association statistics for 2002, over 20 million Americans had asthma, of which 6.1 million were children. (2)

Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. Although there is no known cure for asthma, it can be controlled.

The causes of asthma are not known, but if a person has a parent with asthma, he or she is three to six times more likely to develop asthma than is a person who does not have a parent with asthma. (3) Children with asthma may respond differently to infections and environmental exposures such as tobacco smoke and mold than children who don’t have asthma. These facts suggest that asthma could be an immune disorder influenced by genetics.

Some have suggested that the increasing incidence of asthma may be due to vaccinations, primarily to whole cell pertussis vaccine. Some have hypothesized that vaccines might change the balance of immunity towards allergic responses either directly (that is, caused by the immune responses to the vaccine) or indirectly (by altering the balance of immune responses to infections in infancy).

The first study suggesting a possible association between vaccination and asthma was conducted in children born in 1977 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (4) In this study there was no evidence of asthma during 5 to 10 years of follow-up among 23 children who received neither pertussis vaccine nor oral polio vaccine, whereas asthma developed in more than 20% of 1,184 children who had been vaccinated. However, the small number of unvaccinated children did not establish a correlation between asthma and vaccines.

A study of 1,934 patients followed from birth to age 12 in a general medical practice in the UK f found that children given an older form of pertussis vaccine (whole-cell vaccine) were 40% more likely to develop asthma than unvaccinated children. (5) An indirect mechanism by which vaccines might affect the tendency to develop allergies, perhaps including asthma, would be by preventing infections in childhood, causing an imbalance in immune responses later in life. For example, whooping cough has been suggested to increase the occurrence of allergy and asthma, and it has been theorized that the DTP vaccine could have similar effects.

More recent data, however, do not support the theory that specific vaccines or the number of vaccines administered lead to an increased risk of childhood asthma.

For example, one large study involving 167,240 children from four large health maintenance organizations in Washington, Oregon and California, found no increased risk of developing childhood asthma associated with diphtheria, tetanus, whole cell pertussis, vaccine, measles, mumps, rubella vaccine and oral polio vaccine. (6)

In another large study, researchers examined whether immunizations received before 18 months of age were related to asthma in later childhood. (7) The investigators found that asthma was not associated with the vaccines or the number of vaccinations received.

Vaccines are very important for children with asthma. An analysis by the American Lung Association shows that many hospitalizations due to asthma could be prevented by influenza vaccination, which has been proven to be safe in children and adults with asthma. (8)

In addition, it is expected that future vaccines against other respiratory infections may reduce the incidence of wheezing and asthma in childhood, since severe infections in young infants caused by some of these agents are associated with wheezing in infancy and asthma later in childhood.

References
1. CDC (2002). Surveillance for Asthma — United States, 1980—1999. MMWR March 29, 2002 / 51(SS01);1-13.

2. American Lung Association (2004). Trends in Asthma Morbidity and Mortality 2004.

3. CDC (2004). Basic Facts about Asthma.

4. Kemp T, Pearce N, Fitzharris P, et al (1997). Is infant immunization a risk factor for childhood asthma or allergy? Epidemiology 8:678-80.

5. Farooqi IS, Hopkin JM (1998). Early childhood infection and atopic disorder. Thorax 53: 927-32.

6. DeStefano F, Gu D, Kramarz P, Truman BI, et al (2002). Childhood vaccinations and risk of asthma. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 21(6):498-504

7. Maher JE, Mullooly JP, Drew L, and DeStefano F (2004).Infant vaccinations and childhood asthma among full-term infants. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 13(1):1-9

8. American Lung Association Press release (2003). Lung Association’s New “Stick with the Flu Shot” Campaign Targets People With Asthma, Lung Disease and the Elderly.

Q: what causes asthma in children?
what causes children to develop asthma

A: Poor living conditions can cause asthma.
Damp rooms with lots of bacteria can be harmful.
Not getting enough exercise or being outdoors enough can also be a cause.

The link below gives quite a few reasons :)

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