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If you are suffering from asthma, then visiting an asthma specialist is a necessity. However, choosing an asthma doctor should be done with care as it is important to find the right doctor for your condition. As a matter of fact, allergists have more experience than other specialists in treating asthma. It is noteworthy that most people suffering from asthma are also vulnerable to other allergens that can trigger an asthma attack.

Allergists are general practitioners, internists, pediatricians and pulmonologists who have received special training in the treatment of the immune system, and specialize in treating allergies and respiratory diseases. They have the ability to diagnose and treat asthma. Selecting a doctor who can identify these allergies is of utmost significance as it can lead to better control of both the allergy, as well as asthma.

Before you visit an allergy specialist you have to know where to find one and how to make the right choice among them. Your can ask for referrals from your regular doctor or from health insurance company, friends, family or health maintenance organization (HMO) who might have a list of allergy specialists.

Factors to Consider when Choosing an Asthma Doctor

Besides the above recommendations, some other things to consider while choosing a doctor include:

• You need to ensure that the recommended doctor is board certified or accredited by the appropriate regulating authority.
• Visit the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology website http://www.aaaai.org for a list of doctors in your area.
• Confirm which healthcare insurance plans the doctor accepts.
• See if the location and timing of the doctor is convenient for you.
• Find out if the doctor comprehends your needs. See if he listens and answers your questions carefully and thoughtfully.
• See if the office staff is courteous.

Besides the above considerations, you’ll also want to take into account how good the doctor is at interacting with patients. In fact, the doctor should be able to make you comfortable and feel at ease, and communicate in a way with which you can identify with and respond to.

Allergies are not just troublesome, but can also prove to be fatal in some cases, if not treated in time. For people suffering from allergies it is important for them to have a doctor who can thoroughly understand their condition. It is possible to do this by raising your awareness about your allergies, being educated about the underlying causes of your illness, and working with the right allergy doctor.

While many have heard that food allergies in children may be typical, the truth is that these types of allergies are fairly unusual. On average, only 2% of children have a food allergy although younger children may actually have a higher percentage of those affected somewhere around 5%-8% being affected. The good news is that many children affected with food allergies will outgrow them as they get older and their immune systems mature.

A food allergy is a condition of your bodies immune system. The immune system will create an antibody after the child eats a certain food. This antibody, immunoglobulin E (IgE) will bind to the food as well as allergy cells and the body will produce chemicals that will them cause allergic reactions. You see this in the form of hives,rashes, itching and even potentially lethal breathing problems.

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The most common of these allergies that are found in children are milk, eggs, peanut, tree nuts, soy (primarily in infants) and wheat. While most children will typically outgrow their allergy to milk, eggs, soy and wheat, often times they will not outgrow their allergy to peanuts.

Food allergy symptoms will show up quite rapidly after the child has eaten the food he or she is allergic to, usually within a few minutes to an hour of ingestion. Symptoms can vary from individual to individual child, but these symptoms may include vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, hives, swelling, eczema, itching or swelling of the lips, tongue or mouth, itching or tightness of the throat, difficulty in breathing, wheezing and lowered blood pressure. Milk or soy allergies may have additional symptoms such as colic (fussy baby), blood in stool and/or poor growth.

Symptoms may appear to be a typical illness, paying attention to any reactions that occur during or not long after your child eats can be a red flag that your child may be sensitive to foods or even allergic to them. You should consult your child’s physician for a diagnosis of food allergies.

According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases there is no cure for food type allergies, nor is there a treatment for these allergies. Once you identify foods that your child is allergic to, removing these foods from your child’s diet is the best strategy to avoid allergic reactions. You should also read all labels on prepared foods to make sure that there is nothing in the ingredients that your child may be allergic or sensitive to.

Keeping clean is probably one of the best and most effective strategies that you can employ. Teaching your children to consistently wash their hands with soap and water will help significantly and will remove most peanut allergens. Household cleaning products will also remove most allergens on tables and counter tops.

Tobacco is by far the single most important cause of cancer in developed countries. When it is chewed it can cause cancers of the mouth and esophagus and when tobacco is smoked it is a major cause of cancers of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, larynx, lung, pancreas, renal pelvis, and bladder. For these eight type of cancers epidemiological evidence indicates that prolonged smoking of average numbers of cigarettes per day increases the risk 3 to 20 times. It is also now clear that cigarette smoking also causes a proportion of several other types of cancer, increasing the incidence up to twice that in non-smokers: namely, cancers of the lip, nose, nasopharynx, stomach, liver, renal and myeloid leukemia. Although the proportional increases are not large, the consistency of the findings in different countries, the evidence of dose response relationships, the lower mortality in ex-smokers than in continuing smokers confirm the relationship between these type of cancers and tobacco.

In sum, smoking is estimated to have caused 30 per cent of all fatal cancers in the United Kingdom in 2005, down from 34 per cent 20 years earlier. The reduction was substantial in men (down from 52 per cent to 40 per cent) but it was largely counteracted by the increase in women (from 12 per cent to 20 per cent). In men, there have been decreases in some developed countries, but increases in others, particularly in central and eastern Europe. In women, the proportion of cancer deaths attributed to smoking was generally low in 1985, but has subsequently increased in all the developed countries and must be expected to increase further.

Tobacco related cancer cases are however lower in countries such as France, where very few middle-aged or elderly women had been smoking for long enough time for any material effect to be produced. In developing countries, the effects of smoking have only recently begun to be studied systematically and much remains unclear. In general, women in developing countries do not smoke or if they do they smoke very little. In men, however, there has been a very large increase in cigarette consumption, the full effects of which is yet to materialize. China, with 20 per cent of the world’s population, smokes 30 per cent of the world’s cigarettes and by 2000 smoking was already responsible for about 20 per cent of male cancer deaths in China.

In India many men have been smoked ‘bidis’ (small home-manufactured cigarettes) for decades. There the proportion of occurrence of cancer may be even greater. It is chiefly because in India there is a widespread of habit of chewing quids containing betel and tobacco. Smoking can act as an aggravating factor for the cause of cancers of the mouth, esophagus, or stomach in those who habitually chew such quids containing betel and tobacco. In some parts of South America, the male lung cancer rates from smoking are already as high as in developed countries. Overall, tobacco may be causing about as many cancer deaths in developing as in developed countries. On the whole tobacco would be responsible for about 20 per cent of cancer deaths throughout the world.

Traditional Chinese medicine is as popular today, as it was 2500 years back. In the last few millennia, it has been used to treat a variety of illnesses and health problems effectively. As a back stiffness victim; you too can look towards the same for an everlasting solution for your back issues. Here’s more.

Chinese medications stress the use of certain simple stretches to treat back stiffness.

• One such stretch change requires you to lie on your back on a firm bed or floor. You must then fold your knees with your feet strongly planted on the ground. Once you’ve presumed this position, you need to bring your knees towards your abdominal area and inhale seriously. As you breathe out, you’re to slowly move your legs away from each other towards either side. This movement should allow you to feel a slight stretch in your inner quads. Continue to keep your eyes shut as you focus on your back. The workout will help relax the iliopsoas muscle connected of your lumbar region and relieve agony. It is also one of the very finest exercises for sciatica.

• Another easy stretch recommended by standard Chinese medicine is the table stretch. This exercise can help treat sciatica and other kinds of back trouble too. To practice this stretch, sit on a chair straight with a table in front of it. Now lean across the table and hold the farthest edge of the table with both your hands. Now take a deep breath. Exhale and let your legs fall freely on the floor. Target your back and attempt to feel the stretch. Hold this position for so long as you can and then come back to the normal position.

Apart from the stretches mentioned above; Chinese medication also offers many natural treatments for sciatica and other back anomalies. The ginger and sesame oil liniment is believed to be one of the most efficient treatments for the same. To make this at home, you may require an equal amount of sesame oil and ginger juice. Mix the 2 together and heat them in a pan before applying to affected areas. You’ll find that it eases pain while simultaneously improving your blood flow. In addition, it will supply warmth to the affected area and also, further pain relief. And, while you may apply it as many times as you need; you must ideally use the cream twice daily- preferably after a shower and before going to bed.

The above remedy works for most kinds of back conditions. However, it is not recommended for agony that is triggered by an injury or wound. Applying it in these cases, could lead to rosiness and itchiness of the skin. If you develop rashes though; you should refrain from utilizing the unguent altogether.

Another effective Chinese cure is lumbar region self massage. This one involves rubbing your back up and down with your fists. Use your knuckles too when massaging your back. You can use this for whichever area is hurting or experiencing stiffness. Massaging therapy is very efficient for sciatica patients.

Use these standard Chinese treatments to address back trouble effectively and permanently.

Aromatherapy massage is the art of combining a massage method with the use of scented herbs that are great in calming, energizing, and uplifting our body through our emotions. This is believed to have better positive effects on the patient rather than a plain massage therapy as the aromatherapy possesses many healing properties that boost the health recovery of the patient. Aromatherapy massage is common in Ancient China, Japan, India and Egypt as an old practice in soothing and healing people with emotion-related stress.

In our modern times, aromatherapy massage is considered as a mood controlling therapy with the use of essential oils that help our emotion. Modern massage therapists use many different scented candles during an aromatherapy massage to enlighten the mood of their patient and in return releases the bad energy gathered from their stressful day. Most spas also light scented candles all over the place to set a good mood for the whole place. These scented candles have different healing properties as well and are similar with essential oils in controlling the emotions of the patient.

Aside from using essential oils, the technique used for this type of therapeutic massage is similar to the other types of massage therapies which use massage strokes on different parts of the body to remove muscle tensions that result to body pains such as muscle cramps, spasms and sprains as well as a good anti-stress. These massage strokes help in providing an enhanced oxygen circulation as well as removing the formations of lactic and uric acids as well as other types of metabolic wastes that should be removed out of our system. During the massage therapy, the massage therapists will be using up to five different types of essential oils, all of which you have chosen for your own preference.

Knowing what healing properties these essential oils have is essential if you want to have an enjoyable aromatherapy massage as each herb has its own unique properties. They are all highly concentrated plant extracts that have been taken out from all parts of an herbal plant from its roots to its leaves. Unlike perfumes and colognes, these essential oils are 100% natural and taken only from herbal plants in the form of ointments.

Make a good preparation for your aromatherapy massage session and always remember that you never go on a massage therapy with a full stomach or after having a heavy meal. This is not advisable as it is unhealthy and is known to give discomfort to the patient during the massage therapy session.

Make sure that you are comfortable with your massage therapist so that you will have a relaxed and enjoyable session at the spa. You can always ask for a different massage therapist if you feel that you are uncomfortable with your therapist. This is why it is important that you do a careful research and track record check on your massage therapist before deciding on having one. Make sure that he or she is experienced and skilled in this type of job.

If like me you’re concerned by the effects of poor office furniture on your back, this is the article for you. In it I will go over all; the advantages I can think of replacing your office furniture with ergonomic alternatives for the sake of your productivity, your posture and your mind.

Let me start by telling you my story, I started out in an office with many other people, all working away on substandard equipment just because our employer at the time decided to skimp on things he didn’t deem necessary (note: he has his own orthopaedic chair) for his staff. As such we worked for years in chairs which molded and shaped out backs into unnatural and dangerous positions, eventually I left there to work from home and discovered the joys of having both an ergonomic work station and chair to do my work in. Needless to say over the last year I’ve seen massive improvements in everything from energy to comfort levels, let me spell out the advantages.

Pain reduction: When sitting in an office chair your posture remains static and therefore causes amazing stress on and spine and muscles surrounding, you may also experience leg pain or joint trouble. An ergonomic chair minimises this pain because your back doesn’t have to struggle with the strain anymore.
Improved productivity: When sitting in a well made orthopaedic chair will cause you to feel less fatigue and discomfort as you would with a “traditional” office chair or even the height of your desk and the pressure it places on your upper back and arms rather than a desk which takes that into account.
Adaptability: unlike normal chairs ergonomic chairs can be adjusted in many ways to suit your body and the height of your work station, you can tilt in every way and still remain comfortable and safe without damaging your back. Many orthopaedic chairs come with different levels of foam packing inside them, meaning you can tailor make your chair for your specifications.
So those are the advantages of ergonomic chairs are and they are threefold: Pain reduction is highly important for everyday life, and in cases, a chair is better than a painkiller. Improving your productivity will help yourself and others around you both at work and at home, and you will be more adaptable to change with a healthy back. A good bad back chair is essential for your health.

Would you like to get rid of your migraine in half the time? It’s possible, read on.

Many triggers, while not all of them we can control, influence migraines; we can take charge of a large number of the various triggers that do influence the severity of the migraine. For example, if we know that lack of sleep, stress, or hunger can trigger a migraine, prepare for those times when you know that triggers are going to be present and difficult to avoid.

Say you have an important presentation to give (stress), and you also have to travel to an out-of-town venue to present for your job (disruption in routine). You’re going to eat irregular meals and you’ll be lucky if you’re able to sleep in the hotel. And if you’re a female, you may also get your menstrual period. This is a migraine waiting to happen. While you can’t control having to give the presentation, you can alleviate stress by being well prepared. You can avoid the lack of sleep by going to your venue a day early and have a relaxing day prior to your presentation. This will also get your mind used to the unusual noises the first night. You can make a point of eating regularly, and packing healthy snacks to prevent your blood sugar from dropping. You can prepare for your menstrual cycle by doing the above, and by taking an anti-inflammatory every four hours a day for three days starting the day prior to your cycle. Not only will this help prevent the impending migraine, but also if one does occur your physician prescribed medication you take will be more effective.

I have given a scenario of an extraordinary circumstance, but what if you were to apply this to your everyday life? Start to be a sleuth in your own investigation of what you think may be triggering your migraines.

• It could be anything from diet, allergies, to a lack of sufficient nutrition, to inconsistent blood sugar levels.
• It could be stress, be from your job, your personal life, or some trauma you may have gone through.
• It may be not getting enough quality sleep, or too much sleep. It could be a lack of fresh air and exercise.
• It’s up to you to try to figure out what is causing your migraines and headaches.

And if you find out and you eliminate or control your triggers, your migraines will be greatly reduced both in severity and longevity. Medications for migraines that your doctor prescribes will work more effectively.

The secret to getting rid of your migraine in half the time, is to prevent the migraine as much as possible in the first place, and in the second place to get the appropriate medication to effectively eliminate the migraine and migraine symptoms when one does occur. By decreasing the frequency of your migraine, you require less medication, so when you need your medication, it will be more effective for you. To your best health. Please comment and share.

It has been estimated that approximately 4 out of 5 people in the UK over the age of 16 will experience back pain at some point in their lifetime. This pain may be long term or it may last for only one or two days. Regardless, back pain can have an extremely detrimental effect on a person’s day to day life. It can affect your working life, social relationships, as well as the obvious effect on physical activity.

What causes back pain?

There are numerous causes for back pain and in some cases it can be difficult to pinpoint one single factor. It is known that a poor quality or incorrect type of mattress can both add to the pain already suffered or in some cases can even be the main contributing factor.

How does a bed affect my back?

A mattress which is unsuitable may put your spine out adjustment, causing intense pain. In other cases where the back pain is already present, a mattress which does not support your back correctly can have a negative impact on recovery. This can result in the pain being prolonged and/or worsened.

How do I know what is right for me?

This is a good question and the answer will largely depend on you as an individual. It is fairly common knowledge that mattresses can vary in firmness. In other words, some mattresses are harder or softer than others. But did you know that you can purchase mattresses with different textures and those which are made from different materials? Some people with back pain find that mattresses with contouring materials or memory foam are particularly comfortable. Again, this is something which will depend on the pain you are experiencing.

It is a good idea to try various mattresses out yourself. Of course, reading and researching the options is beneficial and can give you a good idea of what is available but there is no substitute for your own experience.

Try lying on the bed to gauge whether it is the correct size, first and foremost. Don’t be afraid to spend more than just a couple of minutes testing it. This is an investment in your own health, after all!

Try and relax your muscles when testing out the mattress. This will give you a much more accurate idea of how well the mattress suits you as when you lie in the bed in your own home, you will be far more relaxed than you would be at a store for example.

It is important to note that when moving around the bed, that it should contour around your natural shape. It should be a suitable firmness, so should not be too hard or too soft. If it is an unsuitable firmness, you may find that this pushes your spine out of alignment which will worsen or prolong your pain.

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Please also remember that when it comes to back pain, it is definitely recommended that you speak to your doctor for advice on the best option for your condition. Your new bed should be thought of as a valuable asset to your health and should bring you some much deserved comfort at the end (and start) of each day.

A recent study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology discovered a link between itchy skin, irritated eyes, and headaches with certain types of pollution.

French researchers studied the air’s nitrogen dioxide, small particulate matter and ozone levels in urban areas surrounding Bordeaux. Bordeaux is an area in France where pollution levels are usually slightly higher than the standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The research team collected medical case reports from SOS Medicins, a public health-care network that makes emergency house calls. They concentrated on the number of visits that are related to complaints of respiratory problems including tonsillitis, sinusitis, laryngitis, asthma, bronchitis, or cough, as well as conjunctivitis, skin rash, headaches and asthenia, a conditioned characterized by general feelings of weakness that are usually the result of allergies.

The researchers noted a 1.5 percent and 2.6 percent increase in the number of visits for upper and lower respiratory diseases respectively, a few days after particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide levels rose.

But what is most telling is the increase in doctor visits for other disease. On days when particulate matter was highest, visits for skin rash or conjunctivitis increased by 3.2 percent, while headaches and asthenia rose 3.5 percent.

When ozone levels rose, visits for skin rash or conjunctivitis increased by 3 percent, and 1.7 percent for headaches and asthenia.

Increased levels of nitrogen oxide caused a 2.8 percent increase in visits for headaches and weakness.

We know that air pollution affects the heart and lungs. But, these slight effects of air pollution on human health will likely affect more of us as it worsens.

“Once you start looking at the entire body, we start to realize this is not as benign as we think,” says Neil Kao, MD, an allergist at the Allergic Disease and Asthma Center in Greenville, SC, and a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. “It’s not just bad for your heart-it’s bad for everything.”

Whereas allergy to pollen can trigger obvious reactions like sneezing, the subtle impact of pollution may not be evident immediately. Kao recommends staying indoors during sunny-but-polluted days. “As much as I promote a healthy, happy lifestyle with lots of exercise,” he says, “there are certain days just can’t reset your immune system.”

If polluted air is affecting your health, here are some things you can do to avoid it:

Check the air forecast -stay on top of high-hazard air pollution days.

Stay indoors – staying inside your home helps, but only if the air inside is less polluted than the air outside. Air washers, filters and the like, can help rid the air of particulate matters. However, they are useless against nitrogen oxide, ozone and other harmful gasses. So on days when pollution levels are particularly high, keep you windows shut; and on days when the air is clearer, let your home air out to decrease indoor toxins.

Wear a mask – breathing through masks with an N-95 rating can help cut help lower pollution-related headaches. Wearing protective clothing like long-sleeved shirts and sunglasses when outdoors will keep particulate matter off our skin and out of your eyes.

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Having asthma may be difficult to live with, but it doesn’t have to keep you from living a full life. With proper planning and management, you should be able to do all the exciting things that other people do who don’t suffer from asthma.

Proper planning and management includes things like keeping your nose and mouth covered while performing activities in frigid weather, taking a dose of your rescue inhaler 5 minutes before intense exercise, and when going out to eat, choosing smoke-free restaurants.

But even the best laid plans still sometimes fall short.

Leaving Home Without It

Did you ever see the effective credit card commercial with the tag line, Don’t leave home without it? It was effective because it reminded people of all the bad things that could happen when you’re away from home and unprepared.

No matter how well prepared you are, though, mistakes sometimes happen.

Have you ever found yourself in the midst of an attack when you’re away from home and unable to find your rescue inhaler? If so, you know how frightening it can be.

As scary as it may sound, knowing the right things to do could mean the difference between life and death.

What To Do

If you ever find yourself in the unfortunate situation where you’re in the midst of an attack and you’re without your rescue inhaler, take these necessary and effective steps to help take control of the situation:

• Don’t get anxious. Anxiety will cause your body stress, and stress makes you have to work harder to breathe.
• Ask someone to take you to your inhaler if you know where it is. If you cannot get to it because of distance or because it’s lost, have someone take you to the emergency room.
• While you’re waiting, sit down, close your eyes, lean forward and rest your head on your arms. This position will help relax you and expand your chest for more efficient breathing.
• Pace your breathing. Exhale 2 to 3 times longer than you inhale. This will keep you from trapping air in your lungs making it hard to take deep breaths.
• Purse your lips during exhalation. This will help keep your constricted airways from collapsing during exhalation and trapping air in your lungs.

Trapped air limits your ability to take deep breaths; using the techniques above will help keep this from happening.

Conclusion

The next best thing to using your inhaler during an asthma attack is to use the techniques of calming down, controlling your breathing, and exhaling through pursed lips. You’ll even recover a lot quicker if you use these techniques in conjunction with your inhaler.

Being prepared is essential to living a safe normal life when you have asthma. But no matter how well you plan, bad things sometimes happen.

If you ever find yourself in the midst of an attack without your rescue inhaler, knowing how to respond can potentially save your life.

Following the 5 steps outlined above will help you take control of a potentially bad situation. Remember, take control before IT controls YOU.