Asthma Treatment
By Pat Bass, About.com Guide to Asthma
Understanding your asthma treatment is an important part of your asthma care. You need to know not only what your medicines are and how to use them, but also side effects. Additionally, there are lots of other treatments for asthma and you need to know do they work and are they potentially harmful.
Treatment Basics
Basic information is essential to gain control of your asthma. Learn what you need to know and do.
- What Do I Do In A Asthma Attack?
- Treatment Overview
- Rescue Medications & How They Work
- Monitoring Your Asthma
- What Types of Asthma Medication Are Used to Treat Asthma?
- Albuterol and SABAs: How They Treat Acute Asthma Symptoms
- LABA Bronchodilator: Long Acting Beta Agonist (LABA) Provides Symptom Control
- Advair and Symbicort: Combination Asthma Inhalers
Alternative Asthma Treatment
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies for the management of asthma are becoming increasingly popular. In this section you will learn about CAM therapies for asthma and the evidence supporting their use. Importantly, since most patients seek these treatments without their doctor's advice, can these treatments cause me harm?
- What Is Alternative Asthma Treatment?
- Is Alternative Asthma Therapy Safe and Effective
- Does Acupuncture Ease Asthma?
- Asthma Herbal Medicine: Treating Asthma With Herbs
- Talking With Your Doctor About Alternative Treatments
- Have You Ever Considered Using An Alternative Asthma Treatment?
Asthma Prevention
Prevention of asthma symptoms can be thought of a treatment without having to take medication. Learn what you need to know and do to avoid things that may worsen your asthma.
