(BlackDoctor.org) -- Almost 200,000 American children are hospitalized yearly because of asthma attacks, but up to half of those hospitalizations are preventable, according to a new study.
Between 15 percent and 54 percent of childhood asthma hospitalizations could be prevented if kids with asthma, particularly teens, took their medications as scheduled, avoided asthma triggers and saw their doctor regularly, report researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin in
Asthma for Kids
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Find information about asthma symptoms, asthma attacks and asthma treatments in children.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- When your asthmatic child hits the teen years, you will both face new challenges. Coping with asthma is no different from dealing with other aspects of an asthmatic teen’s life — independence becomes important but parental support is still needed. The key to successfully moving through this phase of your teen’s life, and to keep their asthma under control, is to work together, remember that it may take time and practice, and be patient. 
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The good news is that for most children, asthma can be well controlled - sometimes so well controlled that a child has only rare asthma flare-ups. For many families, the learning process is the hardest part of controlling asthma. Between diagnosis and good control, there's a lot to learn and a lot to do. A child might have flare-ups while learning to control asthma, but don't be surprised or discouraged. Asthma control can take a little time and energy to master, but it's worth
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Asthma is one of the leading chronic childhood diseases in the United States and afflicts black children twice as much as it does white children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). With the onset of cold and flu season, children and adults with asthma are at increased risk of serious complications because respiratory infections like influenza are more serious with these patients and can lead to emergency room visits and hospitalizaion.