Asthma and Allergies: The Science Inside

ابو ابراهيم

مشرف كليه الطب
طاقم الإدارة
Asthma and Allergies: The Science Inside
by: Healthy People Library Project
en | American Assoc Advancement of Science

0871686945 9780871686947

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Asthma and Allergies: The Science Inside
By Healthy People Library Project



Publisher: American Assoc Advancement of Science
Number Of Pages: 90
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0871686945
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780871686947
Contents

INTRODUCTION: ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PART 1: WHAT IS ASTHMA? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Healthy breathing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Problems associated with asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The symptoms of asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The causes of asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How asthma affects the body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How asthma affects lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
PART 2: WHAT ARE ALLERGIES? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Healthy immune system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Problems associated with allergies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
The symptoms of allergies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The causes of allergies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
How allergies affect the body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
How allergies affect lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
PART 3: WHO HAS ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Childhood allergies and asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Uneven impact of allergies and asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Societal impact of allergies and asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
PART 4: HOW CAN ASTHMA BE TREATED AND PREVENTED?. . . . . . . 41
Diagnosing and treating asthma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Preventing and controlling asthma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
The relationship between allergies and asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
PART 5: HOW CAN ALLERGIES BE TREATED AND PREVENTED? . . . . . 53
Diagnosing and treating allergies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Preventing and controlling allergies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
PART 6: WHAT DOES RESEARCH TELL US ABOUT ASTHMA AND
ALLERGIES? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Current lines of research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
The important role of volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
CONCLUSION: Let’s Breathe Easy with Asthma and Allergies . . . . . . 71
APPENDIX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sample Asthma Action Plan
Appendix 2: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Questions to Ask Your Physician about Allergies and Asthma
APPENDIX 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Taking Part in Research Studies — Questions to Ask
RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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