Natural Relief for Your Child's Asthma

Natural Relief for Your Child's Asthma
Author: M.D. Bock, Steven J.
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1999-04-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780060952891

A groundbreaking, practical, and holistic approach to treating children with chronic asthma From two physicians with fifteen years of experience in treating asthma comes the only book for children with asthma that supplements conventional approaches with effective and proven natural remedies. Parenting a child with asthma is often scary, unpredictable, frustrating, and expensive. Through controlling symptoms, decreasing attacks, and eventually reducing the need for prescription drugs, the Drs. Bock will help you and your child regain control of your lives. This book will show you how to: reduce attacks by dealing with the underlying causes reduce the need for conventional drugs, making them safer to use for emergencies help your child's body heal itself avoid permanent lung damage and encourage healthy new lung tissue to grow minimize emergency room visits, time lost from school, and time lost from work detoxify your environment, minimizing the effects of pollen, dust mites, and mold identify foods that can trigger attacks properly use nutritional supplements build a treatment and prevention program tailored to your child's needs This medically up-to-date, practical, and supportive book focuses on stopping asthma symptoms and attacks before they start. It is a must-have reference for any parent of a child with asthma.

Control Your Child's Asthma

Control Your Child's Asthma
Author: Harold Farber
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2001-05-25
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780805064551

For families facing the problems of childhood asthma, this is a proven, easy-to-follow holistic approach to regaining control of their lives. "Control Your Child's Asthma" presents a proven program children and their families can use to manage the condition and live normal lives. This program focuses not just on medical treatments but also on emotional and social concerns. An essential book that no parent of a child with asthma should be without. Illustrations.

Allergies and Asthma

Allergies and Asthma
Author: Michael J. Welch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781581104455

Allergies and Asthma: What Every Parent Needs to Know is an invaluable resource for parents and caregivers trying to cope with the challenges of childhood asthma and allergies. This well-organized guide covers such topics as - Identifying allergies and asthma - Preventing attacks - Minimizing triggers and avoiding allergens - Choosing medications wisely - Explaining allergies to young children - Helping children of all ages manage symptoms - What to do if a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction or asthma attack occursAllergies and Asthma now provides updated information on allergies-including the latest findings on food allergies and treatments-along with new approaches for monitoring asthma control, with expanded recommendations for children. The second edition provides new guidance on medications, new recommendations on patient education in settings beyond the physician's office, and new advice for controlling environmental factors that can cause asthma symptoms.

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Taking Control of Asthma

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Taking Control of Asthma
Author: Christopher H. Fanta
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2003
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780743224789

This is the most comprehensive, authoritative guide to asthma, covering everything from the causes of attacks to the best treatment program, and featuring practical, straightforward advice on handling special cases.

The Color Atlas of Family Medicine

The Color Atlas of Family Medicine
Author: Richard P. Usatine
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 1120
Release: 2008-08-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0071641157

1500 superb clinical photographs cover the full scope of family medicine The Color Atlas of Family Medicine features 1500 full-color photographs depicting both common and uncommon appearances of diseases and presentations that clinicians encounter every day. No other resource offers such a comprehensive collection of these diagnosis-speeding images as this essential atlas. No matter what the presentation, all the visual guidance you need for successful patient management is right here at your fingertips. Features Complete coverage of relevant visual presentations that clinicians see and often struggle with in their day-to-day practice Organized and indexed by organ system, disease, morphology, and region--ideal for quickly finding the images and text you need at the point-of-care Evidence-graded, quick access treatment recommendations in an user-friendly format to help you provide up-to-date care for your patients Insightful legends with each photograph provide diagnostic pearls to increase your clinical observational skills Color pictures of skin conditions, eye problems, women's health issues, oral diseases, infectious diseases, endoscopies, dermoscopies, orthopedic and rheumatologic conditions fill the book with images that enhance your clinical experience and skills An encyclopedic array of colorful, high quality clinical photographs

Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children

Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9241548371

The Pocket Book is for use by doctors nurses and other health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first level referral hospitals. This second edition is based on evidence from several WHO updated and published clinical guidelines. It is for use in both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals with basic laboratory facilities and essential medicines. In some settings these guidelines can be used in any facilities where sick children are admitted for inpatient care. The Pocket Book is one of a series of documents and tools that support the Integrated Managem.

Paediatric Asthma

Paediatric Asthma
Author: Kai-HÃ¥kon Carlsen
Publisher: European Respiratory Society
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1849840202

Asthma is a disease of many faces and is frequently seen in children. This Monograph covers all aspects of paediatric asthma, across all ages, from birth through to the start of adulthood. It considers diagnostic problems in relation to the many phenotypes of asthma, covers the treatment of both mild-to-moderate and severe asthma, and discusses asthma exacerbations as well as exercise-induced asthma. The issue also provides an update on the pathophysiology of asthma, the role of bacterial and viral infections, and the impact of environmental factors, allergy, genetics and epigenetics. Finally,

100 Questions and Answers about Your Child's Asthma

100 Questions and Answers about Your Child's Asthma
Author: Claudia S. Plottel
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2007-06
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780763739171

The authors provide authoritative, practical answers to your questions about childhood asthma, treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, coping strategies for both patient and caregiver, and sources of support.