The Asthma Trap. Sara Corbett.
by Corbett, Sara; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 7Health. Publisher: Mother Jones, 2005ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Asthma | Asthma -- Environmental aspects | Asthma -- Genetic aspects | Asthma -- Treatment | Asthma in children | Asthmatics | Chronic diseases in children | Community health services | InhalersDDC classification: 050 Summary: "When an asthma patient is exposed to certain 'triggers'--like changes in air temperature, dust mites, or smoke, among a host of other things--the lining of those airways produces extra mucus, causing them to constrict, which in turn can lead to coughing, wheezing, and difficulty breathing. The feeling is sometimes compared to breathing through a straw. A severe asthma attack can quickly starve the lungs of oxygen. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 5,000 Americans die this way every year." (MOTHER JONES) This article examines the asthma epidemic, focusing on a number of cases, particularly among children, in which quick trips to the hospital due to an asthma attack are both routine and frightening.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Asthma Trap, March/April 2005; pp. 58+.
"When an asthma patient is exposed to certain 'triggers'--like changes in air temperature, dust mites, or smoke, among a host of other things--the lining of those airways produces extra mucus, causing them to constrict, which in turn can lead to coughing, wheezing, and difficulty breathing. The feeling is sometimes compared to breathing through a straw. A severe asthma attack can quickly starve the lungs of oxygen. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 5,000 Americans die this way every year." (MOTHER JONES) This article examines the asthma epidemic, focusing on a number of cases, particularly among children, in which quick trips to the hospital due to an asthma attack are both routine and frightening.
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