This authoritative book clarifies a complex disease with the latest medical facts, sympathetic advice, and many helpful charts and illustrations. Use its complete program to stop suffering and start living! With this book, you can truly breathe more easily. Whether you suffer from asthma or care for an asthmatic child, Asthma: Stop Suffering, Start Living is the complete guide to controlling this disease. what to do during an asthma attack new information on drug treatments—which medicines to use first and which are not recommended advice on aerosol inhalers and other ways adults and children can take medicine how to choose and work with an asthma specialist tips on how people with asthma can exercise, travel, and enjoy all aspects of life warning lists of food preservatives and other common substances that can trigger asthma facts asthmatics should know about pregnancy, anesthesia, and other situations not discussed in similar books home remedies and alternative ways to control asthma listings of groups concerned with asthma, programs for asthmatic children, and sources of useful products.
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This most readable and useful book is arranged in three parts: "Understanding Your Asthma," "Avoiding Asthma's Common and Uncommon Causes," and "Complications and Caring for Your Asthma." It presents to patients and their families comprehensive coverage of medical and self-help therapy with practical advicefrom how to choose a physician to traveling with asthma. Laypersons should find this work both readable and understandable, and will identify with the brief case histories placed throughout the text. A much-needed addition to the available lay literature. Highly recommended for public and patient education libraries. N.J. Wolfe, Health Sciences Lib., The Ohio State Univ. , Columbus
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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An insightful guide to understanding the illness and how it should (and shouldn't) be treated.... Highly recommended. ---- Martin D. Valentine, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
In its practical here-and-now approach, this book will prove a godsend to asthmatics and those treating [them]. ---- Los Angeles Times --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
In its practical here-and-now approach, this book will prove a godsend to asthmatics and those treating [them]. ---- Los Angeles Times --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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One in sixteen Americans-18 million individuals altogether-have asthma. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
acute bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, cytotoxic testing, mild intermittent asthma, leukotriene inhibitors, intranasal steroids, allergy shots, moderate persistent asthma, asthma worse, occupational asthma, respiratory reserve, asthma symptoms, asthmatic symptoms, asthmatic reactions, asthmatic child, extrinsic asthma Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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One in sixteen Americans-18 million individuals altogether-have asthma. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
acute bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, cytotoxic testing, mild intermittent asthma, leukotriene inhibitors, intranasal steroids, allergy shots, moderate persistent asthma, asthma worse, occupational asthma, respiratory reserve, asthma symptoms, asthmatic symptoms, asthmatic reactions, asthmatic child, extrinsic asthma Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Asthma Finder, United States, American Lung Association, Asthma Diary, Summary Asthma New!
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- The Internal Medicine Peripheral Brain by Deepak Talreja on page 226
- Taking Charge of Your Child's Allergies: the Informed Parent's Comprehensive Guide by M. Eric Gershwin on page 81
- Living Well With Asthma by Cynthia L. Divino in Back Matter
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