Explains the causes, symptoms, and treatments of asthma and discusses various obstacles people with asthma face.
Speaking Of: Asthma
Author Barbara Sheen provides your readers with essential information on asthma. Straightforward, careful explanations offer insight into what it is, what causes it, and how people live with asthma.
This book offers readers a broad introduction to this common respiratory issue. Asthma is a respiratory condition marked by spasms, swelling, and excess mucus production in the bronchial passages of the lungs.
She also offers authoritative advice on helping children with asthma lead healthier, happier lives. This fact-packed handbook includes 800 numbers, helplines, Web sites, asthma organizations, and treatment centers.
Sidebars throughout the book provide additional insight, and full-color graphs, charts, and photographs provide readers with a better understanding of the important information being presented to them.
Offers information on asthma, from the physiology of an asthma attack to the latest treatments, with a section of frequently asked questions
. . . This is a book to breathe by!" —Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy Discover how to: Use rescue medications Allergy-proof your home Deal with doctors and insurance Handle food allergies Avoid asthma complications Find outside support
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A guide to understanding and coping with asthma when you're a teenager. Provides a basic understanding about asthma, the signs and symptoms of the disease, available medical treatments, and effective coping strategies.
Describes what scientists currently know about asthma and the relationship between genes and disease, touching on technologies and experimental methods that have led to this understanding.