Allergies in Children

This information is about childhood allergies. It covers what they are, what forms they take, what causes them, and how to deal with them.

Asthma Prevention Medicines

There are a few medicines available that might keep your child from having asthma attacks. Because these medicines work by reducing the inflammation in her lungs, they are called anti-inflammatories. These type of medications must also be taken on a regular basis, not when your child is having an attack. During an actual asthma attack, these medicines will not work well because they take too long to take effect. Your child will need “rescue medicines” to treat attacks directly. The following medicines work to prevent attacks:

Preventing Asthma Attacks

Many times, it is not possible to keep an attack from happening. But there are many things you as a parent can do to keep attacks away.

Parent’s Guide for Children with Asthma

When your child has an asthma attack, it can be a very scary time. Some parents feel that they do not know enough about how to treat asthma or help their child during an attack. This page gives some very basic information about asthma, what it is, how it is treated, and how you, as the parent of an asthmatic child, can better deal with the attacks as they happen. This pages also includes a glossary of defined terms so that you and your child can understand the meanings of some of the words used to describe asthma.