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Recognizing a Childhood Asthma Attack

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There are no set symptoms of childhood asthma attack. The symptoms vary from one child to another. Even the causes for these types of attacks are also often different in different children. In order to recognize these attacks, you will have to be very careful.

How Air Purifiers Clean the Air

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Spring is the best time of year - but the allergens in the air can cause many annoying symptoms for people. One of the best ways to combat these symptoms is with the help of air purifiers.

Understanding the Different Types of Asthma

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Traditionally, asthma is often classified into two types - intrinsic asthma and extrinsic asthma. However, as per the modern medical world, there can be so many different types of asthma, such as steroid-resistant asthma, occupational asthma, nocturnal asthma, exercise-induced asthma, intrinsic asth

America's worse cities for asthma.

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The first annual list from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America reveals the worst cities for people with asthma. Researchers ranked the top 100 metropolitan areas in the U.S. based on 15 prevalence, risk, and medical factors related to asthma.

Loratadine for Cat Allergies

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Cat allergies cause sneezing, itching, watery eyes and breathing problems. You can avoid cat allergies by not owning cats. However, if you can't part from your furry friend or can't avoid the person in your life who has a furry friend, medications like loratadine can help.

Nasal Sprays for Allergies and Colds

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Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of nasal sprays for allergies and colds including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.

Is My Trouble Breathing Asthma?

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Trouble breathing is one of the main problems with asthma. Do you know what might be asthma and what might be something else?

Home Allergy Treatment

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Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of home allergy treatment including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.

Diagnosis and Testing of a Food Allergy

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It is estimated that about four percent of adults and six to eight percent of children under the age of three have a food allergy. A food allergy is when the immune system responds abnormally by causing an allergic reaction in an individual when a certain type of food is consumed.

Allergic Reactions, Their Causes And Symptoms

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Allergic reactions are essentially our body overreacting to any possible 'intruder'. The white blood cells in our body constitute the immune system, which helps us fight against harmful agents. However, there are times when these white blood cells get defensive and start multiplying on sen

Treatment for Poison Ivy and Oak

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Poison ivy and poison oak are serious skin rashes that usually are associated with outdoor summer activities. These aggravating plants can also afflict you during other seasons. Between the unrelenting itch and the unsightly rash, this is one allergy that can ruin your days and your nights. So what

Asthma Triggers - All Hot and Bothered

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An asthma trigger is anything that brings on the symptoms of asthma; it does not cause the asthma itself, but because asthma sufferers have sensitive airways, it causes an attack. Everyone's asthma is different and may have several triggers. An important aspect of controlling asthma is avoiding

Eye Allergies

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Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of eye allergies including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.

Lean How To Combat Your Allergy Symptoms With This Useful Advice

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The non-allergy segment of the population know about allergies, but have no idea how aggravating living with allergies can be. Some people are able to entirely avoid certain types of allergens, but airborne allergies are far more difficult to avoid. Keep reading for more tips.