{"id":6425,"date":"2019-04-17T17:31:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T17:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=6425"},"modified":"2024-05-09T03:33:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:33:59","slug":"are-you-at-risk-for-asthma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/are-you-at-risk-for-asthma\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You At Risk for Asthma?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 13 people has asthma. That translates to more than 26 million Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell, producing extra mucus resulting in difficulty breathing.<\/p>\n<p>If this narrowing and swelling occurs and worsens, it may lead to an asthma attack.<\/p>\n<p>Some tips to help you prevent asthma symptoms from occurring include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Family history of asthma<\/li>\n<li>Viral respiratory infections as a child<\/li>\n<li>Allergies<\/li>\n<li>Smoking<\/li>\n<li>Air Pollution<\/li>\n<li>Obesity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some strategies you help prevent the symptoms of asthma are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stop smoking and avoid public places where cigarette smoking occurs<\/li>\n<li>Avoid outdoor exposure on heavy smog days<\/li>\n<li>Adopt a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean protein<\/li>\n<li>Avoid allergens that trigger asthma attacks, such as pet dander, dust, mites, mold and pollen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have recurrent coughing or wheezing that lasts more than a couple of days or any other signs or symptoms of asthma listed above, you should schedule an appointment to see your doctor since treating asthma early can help prevent long-term lung damace and reduce the likelihood of your asthma worsening over time.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to speak with a respiratory specialist at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, please call 718-206-7001 for an appointment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 13 people has asthma. That translates to more than 26 million Americans. Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell, producing extra mucus resulting in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/are-you-at-risk-for-asthma\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,19,1],"tags":[1621,57,1619,28,1620,109,1622,125],"class_list":["post-6425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allergy","category-asthma","category-health","tag-airpollution","tag-allergens","tag-allerty","tag-asthma-2","tag-atriskforasthma","tag-obesity","tag-respiratoryinfections","tag-smoking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6425"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10977,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6425\/revisions\/10977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}