A peak flow meter for a patient with asthma is like a thermometer for a patient with a fever. Peak flow meters help to determine how open your airways are...
Author - Dr. Charles H. Booras, MD
Special interest in Wellness and Preventive Medicine, Primary and Secondary prevention of Cardiovascular disease (Heart attack and Stroke), Cholesterol problems, Type 2 Diabetes, Depression, and Patient Education.
Characteristics of Asthma Asthma is a lung disease that is characterized by three airway problems: obstruction, inflammation and hyper responsiveness. Asthma...
Between 12 and 15 million people, including close to five million children, in the United States have asthma. Asthma is a chronic disease in which airflow in...
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Cradles suspended from a motorized mechanism that rocks a baby to sleep may increase the risk of infant suffocation – even if the suspended cradle is not...