Asthma Asthma is a lung disease that makes breathing difficult for millions of Americans‚ both young and old. There is no cure for asthma‚ but the good news is it can be managed and treated so you can live a normal‚ healthy life. (http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/asthma/) Asthma is characterized by recurrent episodes of wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ chest tightness‚ and coughing. Sputum may be produced from the lung by coughing but is often hard to bring up. During recovery from an attack
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HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT IN ASTHMA DRUG COMPOUNDS In finding the treatment of asthma‚ more than hundred years of research has been put into the development of introducing the right agent triggering a specific response; Salbutamol as a ventolin inhaler‚ a β2-adrenoceptor agonist. This research report addresses the main compound that was considered as a “hit” in reversing the airway obstruction and why other compounds such as epinephrine and isoprenaline were neglected over salbutamol. A compound
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with the chronic long term disease‚ Asthma‚ the most common chronic disease of childhood. Breathing being a vital component of mere existence is difficult for children who experience the various symptoms of Asthma. This disease has the capacity to interfere with a child’s physical education‚ their interaction with peers and impairs the child’s ability to live a normal lifestyle. Researching the impact of chiropractic manipulation in treating the symptoms of asthma in children is an important research
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that have Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and about 25 million who have asthma. CF is often confused with asthma because of their symptom similarities. CF‚ despite what people may think is far more severe than asthma. Most people think that CF would be easier to treat and cure because there are fewer people with it. Unfortunately‚ at this point there is no cure for CF. Cystic Fibrosis is far more severe than asthma because it is terminal‚ the treatment is vigorous‚ and it can cause many other life threatening
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this topic because I had asthma a long time ago when I was a small child. My asthma symptom developed when I was five years old‚ and I fought through it for almost seven years. Now although I don¡¯t have this disease anymore and don¡¯t need to take medicines for it at all‚ I am still really interested in asthma. So‚ to my curiosity and to my experiences‚ I decide to write about it in my paper. I will tell you what is asthma; what causes asthma; what are the symptoms of asthma; is there a cure or not;
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Causes and effects of Asthma Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on the causes and effects of asthma. INTRODUCTION I. According to the New York Times‚ approximately 9.9 million Americans are affected by asthma. II. I will be informing you on the causes and effects of asthma. III. I have been suffering from chronic asthma for as long as I can remember and coping with it is much easier said than done. With the right treatments and medication‚ I have
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General Purpose: To Inform General Topic: Asthma Introduction Attention Getter/ Audience Analysis: Hi Guys‚ today im going to talk about a disease that affects 25 million Americans today. The annual cost of this disease is said to be nearly 18 million each year. It is the fourth leading cause of work absenteeism which totals to as much as 15 million workdays missed each year. Close to nine people die a day because of it‚ and in the last decade the amount of people with this disease has increased
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Overview Asthma is a chronic lung disease. People who have asthma have inflamed‚ narrowed airways which make it difficult to breathe. They may experience wheezing‚ chest tightness‚ shortness of breath and coughing which is often at night. Swollen airways can produce an excess of mucus which can make the airways even narrower (see appendix A). In some cases asthma symptoms are minimal and go away on their own however sometimes they are exacerbated‚ this is called an asthma attack. Treatment is very
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Asthma and Associated Factors Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that is continuing to affect people world-wide. It is described by an inflammation in the airways of the lungs‚ caused by an irritant that triggers a release of histamines and leukotrienes in a person. Histamines and leukotrienes cause smooth muscle to constrict and mucus to be produced. In a person without asthma‚ airways are not inflamed or blocked and breathing is normal. In a person with asthma‚ the airways of the lungs are
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Carla Conley Title: Asthma: Chronic and Deadly General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To explain the nature of the chronic disease asthma. Thesis Statement: Asthma is a disease that most people do not take serious‚ but I will discuss what is Asthma‚ what triggers it‚ and preventable treatment. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Asthma is usually a genetic opponent. If one parent have asthma‚ than chances are 1 in 3 that the child will have it. According to Asthma and Allergy Foundation
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