enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Allergies in children - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergies_in_children

   Allergies in children, an incidence which has increased over the last fifty years, are overreactions of the immune system often caused by foreign substances or genetics that may present themselves in different ways. [ 1] There are multiple forms of testing, prevention, management, and treatment available if an allergy is present in a child.

3. Epidemiology of asthma - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_asthma

   The prevalence of childhood asthma in the United States has increased since 1980, especially in younger children. Rates of asthma have increased significantly between the 1960s and 2008 [9] [10] with it being recognized as a major public health problem since the 1970s. [5] Some 9% of US children had asthma in 2001, compared with just 3.6% in 1980.

4. Asthma - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asthma

   Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. [ 4 ] It is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and easily triggered bronchospasms. [ 9 ][ 10 ] Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. [ 3 ]

5. These are the signs we often miss in children with asthma and ...

   www.aol.com/news/signs-often-miss-children...

   For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us

6. Pathophysiology of asthma - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathophysiology_of_asthma

   Specialty. Pulmonology. Asthma is a common pulmonary condition defined by chronic inflammation of respiratory tubes, tightening of respiratory smooth muscle, and episodes of bronchoconstriction. [1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 1 in 11 children and 1 in 12 adults have asthma in the United States of America. [1]

7. Chest pain in children - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest_pain_in_children

   Muscular skeletal pain is described and defined differently as a diagnosis of exclusion or is documented as being associated with idiopathic causes. Asthma and other respiratory symptoms are the second most common presentation. Respiratory associated causes compose 13% to 24% of pediatric chest pain symptoms.