Saturday, January 12, 2008

Childhood asthma prevention and treatment

Asthma is a chronic lung disease and can not be radical. However, patients and parents would be able to properly meet with the doctor and, through appropriate long-term therapy, Asthma can be well controlled. Childhood asthma prevention and treatment to achieve the following two aspects : one, to avoid contact with and stay away from asthma triggers. The more common asthma triggers are : dogs, cats or other animals; Colds or flu; Tree, grass and weed pollen; Dust; mite or mold; perfumes, paints, aerosol sprays or other strong smelling things; cigarettes, toilet paper and wood burning smoke material; the weather changes or very cold air; air pollution; cry or laugh loudly chanted; Aspirin or other drugs; certain foods, parents and patients should check the above which would trigger asthma symptoms, uncovered after should avoid contact or from or control, preventive purposes. Second, the use of the respiratory drug patent and control non-infected airway inflammation. The former can be used as a bronchodilator drug categories, such as salbutamol, salbutamol, dyspnea and recreational speed, aminophylline, long-acting theophylline; Anti-SARS infection latter inflammatory drugs, such as one will be able to aerosol and dry powder type Besco dish, and both inhalation and oral dosage forms such as the disodium cromoglycate. In addition, the treatment also often use antihistamine if it more, ketotifen and application of some immune regulator as thymosin, B-carotene, and so on.

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