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Daily Naps and Other Ways to Cope with Pregnancy Fatigue

Don't stop your pregnancy sleep routine once your baby is born. You'll perk back up in your second trimester, but that renewed energy likely won't ...

Types of Childbirth Classes

Also called husband-coached birth, the Bradley method prepares the mother to deliver without pain medications and prepares the baby's father to be ...

Breastfeeding Vs. Formula Feeding with Twins

A big decision new moms must make for their little ones’ nutrition is breast vs. Formula feeding is also a healthy choice for babies. If you use a ...

First Trimester: Your Baby's Growth and Development in Early Pregnancy

Fingers, toes, and eyes are also forming in the second month of pregnancy. By the end of the third month of pregnancy, your baby is fully formed. F...

Prednisone and Asthma

Steroids, anti-inflammatory drugs such as prednisone, can be used for asthma as well as other lung diseases. Prednisone and other systemic steroids...

Types of Asthma

Your doctor may prescribe medications to control the allergies and, in doing so, the cough and other asthma symptoms may subside. Many people with ...

Stress and Asthma

Stress is a common asthma trigger. Stress is part of daily life -- with or without asthma. Learning to relax before you feel stressed can help you ...

Cough-Variant Asthma

Like 'classic' or 'typical' asthma, no one really knows what causes cough- variant asthma. In addition, a cough that begins after a person has begu...

Bronchial Thermoplasty for Asthma

You'll also do another lung test. Your doctor will check on your progress closely for 6 weeks after your last treatment. There is a risk that the t...

Asthma Support

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America offers support groups in which you can learn new ways of dealing with your illness. Members consist of...

Smoking and Asthma

Children of women who smoked during pregnancy are more likely to have lung problems and are 10 times more likely to develop asthma. There's no sing...

Natural Remedies for Asthma

With all the studies on alternative medicine and natural remedies, you may wonder if there’s a natural cure for asthma. Many things get credit for ...