Category: The Asthma Corner

Asthma Medications Once diagnosed with asthma, your child will probably be prescribed specific medication. Just as there are two main problems associated with asthma: bronchoconstriction and inflammation – there are two main types of asthma medications: bronchodilators and anti-inflammatories. Bronchodilators Read More …

LISTEN TO DR.PAUL TALK ABOUT ASTHMA AND THE ENVIRONMENT: How Is Asthma Affected By The Environment? Asthma is most often triggered in children by a respiratory infection, such as the common cold. But the presence of other irritants – especially Read More …

What causes asthma? Our bodies need oxygen from the air we breath in order for our cells to do their work. When we breath in, air, containing oxygen, enters through the mouth or nose, and descends through the windpipe, to Read More …

How Do I Know My Child Has Asthma? The symptoms of asthma include shortness of breath, wheezing, and/or coughing. Sometimes these symptoms occur alone, sometimes in different combinations. Other respiratory illnesses have similar symptoms. But in children with asthma these Read More …

Cough Manifest Asthma Cough Can Be The Only Symptom Of Childhood Asthma? Asthma has three main symptoms. The first two, a lot of people are aware of: wheezing a whistling noise while one exhales and difficulty breathing. The third symptom Read More …

Asthma Testing Before discussing the actual “asthma test”, it is important to know that most children who develop asthma do so in the first few years of life. The diagnosis is made by the history of symptoms. It is generally Read More …

My 2 year old son keeps biting his sister. Is this normal? What can I do? This is a rather common problem. In fact, one out of ten toddlers bites., it is According to the National Association for the Education Read More …