Teenagers and Asthma
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Adolescence can be a rough time for kids, and it can be even tougher for  kids who have asthma. The last thing teens want their friends to know is that  they are "different." Here are some tips to make parenting an adolescent with  asthma a bit easier: Many adolescents don't want to take medication in front of their friends,  so talk with your child's doctor to find out if your child's daily preventive  medication can be taken at home in the morning and evening. This approach can  make taking asthma medication part of a morning or nighttime routine, just like  brushing teeth or taking a shower. ...
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With the start of the school year, parents need to take steps to protect their children from allergy and asthma triggers they may encounter at school.
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Watching a child struggle to breathe during an asthma attack is frightening for any parent. So it is only natural that most moms and dads will try just about anything - including spending a lot of money â-o keep an attack at bay.
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Parents of children with asthma try hard to protect their youngsters but often overlook the most important measures, including banning smoking in the house and shutting windows to keep pollen out, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Pediatricians may think they know whether a teenage patient is using alcohol or drugs and to what extent, but a new study finds doctors greatly misjudge the problem.
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A survey of teenage lifestyles shows fears over safety and appearance - and a "wheezy" lack of fitness.
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NEW YORK  - Some advice and help from a pharmacist may help asthma sufferers get their condition under better control, according to an Australian study.
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Scientists say they have identified the specific hormone that makes teenagers so volatile.
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Many teens do not get enough exercise and spend too much time in front of a television or computer screen. Yet, the few who are physically active do not
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Ordinary household products like bleach, carpet cleaners and paint strippers can cause asthma in children.
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NEW YORK  - More adults, especially women, are smoking these days and their secondhand smoke may be contributing to the asthma epidemic among children in the United States, results of a study suggest.
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NEW YORK  - Attending a special asthma camp can help children improve their asthma management skills, a new study shows. However, more than one third of the children still had poorly controlled asthma, despite being under a doctor's care.
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Parents striving to keep a spotless house may unwittingly trigger asthma in their children. Toddlers exposed to fumes from solvents and cleaning products at home are most at risk, a recent Australian study reveals.
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Children with grass pollen allergy are prone to develop asthma. Now researchers have shown that seasonal allergy symptoms and the subsequent risk of asthma can be reduced with a type of immune therapy.
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There are fears that teenagers in Wales are facing an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases.
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LONDON - Exposure to fumes emitted by cleaning products in the home could cause asthma in children, a study published Thursday shows.
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Stress caused by events such as moving, changes in family relationships and death can raise a child&#39;s risks for asthma attacks four-fold, according to a study in the latest issue of the journal Thorax.