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An estimated 5 million U.S. children have asthma. Much of the money spent on asthma is for high-cost health care services to treat acute periods of illness. May asthma attacks could be avoided--and much suffering prevented and many medical costs saved if more children received good-quality, ongoing ...

An estimated 5 million U.S. children have asthma. Much of the money spent on asthma is for high-cost health care services to treat acute periods of illness. May asthma attacks could be avoided--and much suffering prevented and many medical costs saved if more children received good-quality, ongoing asthma care and if the 11 policy recommendations presented in this report were implemented in a coordinated fashion. This report summarizes the findings of an effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of the Pediatric Astham Initiative, whose purpose is to address current gaps in national childhood asthma care.

"A wonderful blessing and an invaluable aid in the understanding, treatment, and control of asthma. Should be required reading for every asthmatic". -- William A. Kaloss, M.D., Pediatrician/Allergist in Private Practice, Red Bank, New Jersey

According to the U.S. Public Health Service, asthma is a ...

"A wonderful blessing and an invaluable aid in the understanding, treatment, and control of asthma. Should be required reading for every asthmatic". -- William A. Kaloss, M.D., Pediatrician/Allergist in Private Practice, Red Bank, New Jersey

According to the U.S. Public Health Service, asthma is a serious disease that affects over 10 million adults and children in this country. It is a leading cause of schooltime absence and hospital admission in children, and is a major reason for time lost from work among adults. With a reported 5,000 asthma deaths in the United States, asthma can no longer be dismissed as a mere childhood ailment.

All About Asthma is the perfect resource for patients and their families to understand, prevent, and manage the disease. Also available in paperback, the book provides up-to-date information on the following crucial subjects:
-- the effects of asthma on children
-- the particular concerns of asthma on pregnant women
-- the problem of excess air trapped in the chest
-- the careful treatment needed for the elderly
-- the important differences and similarities between asthma and allergy
-- the traditional and alternative medications available to all asthmatics

With helpful glossaries of explanatory tables and charts, this will be an invaluable guide for patients and their families as well as for professionals in public health, pediatrics, gerontology, obstetrics, and pharmacology.