Asthma at the Olympics

" Hello and welcome to help time I'm doctors and I coomer sitting in for doctor Manning. Athletes around the world -- gearing up for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing China. And air pollution has been a hot topic since the city was chosen to host the games especially for athletes who may suffer from asthma. Joining me today it's Olympic gold medalists and head coach of the women's track and T feel team Jeannette Bolten thank you tonight doing thinking. As a head coach and also apparently an asthma sufferer by concerned about the air quality in Beijing you know the local."

" Organizing community in Beijing has taken a lot of steps to reduce the air pollution there they shut down the factories and love that construction. Will cease and they -- onto namely on the bills will be on. More will be driving Sola I don't think it's going to be a problem I think the heat and humidity -- you have a problem. Right is are you concerned about having an effect there performance. I think death is going to be very well prepared I think the biggest thing in England to go to assist -- dehydration because of the heat and humidity and not so much in -- pollution. Have you dealt with asthma and -- an Olympic gold -- when I've had asked -- life and done. It's been an out of control for most of my adult life in the hands and up until recently. I didn't I had allergic -- which is what I was diagnosed of having the since I've been on a great medication I think I'm doing just fine. And say you're about to -- a program -- contract to develop Clinton and house. What kind of program is that front as on track has a website to to to really promote health awareness for individuals and that's. To give them a sense of knowledge going to the web site they can go there and and give information about IG testing. They can then learn whether or not they have allergic asthma. Which is really the most common type of having asthma thing going -- and learn a little bit about my story and more importantly they can seek information among specialists. So that munchak programs a fantastic website and on the box with little pharmaceutical company. How did you get involved in asthma attack well the medication I take this puzzle there. And has really changed my life I feel like I'm more in control of my asthma convincingly about managing your hands and and knowing that the things that you are allergic to -- triggers. Does mode -- do pet -- these are things and I'm allergic to and it's been able to help me management hasn't been on the Zoellick. They mentioned IG testing what is the ITE test. Why Jesus -- really simple blood test that individuals can take to see whether with the IG blood level is to see whether or not they have allergic as a and if they do they they need to go. You speak to a specialist to see what's on -- program that would be right for them hasn't helping the athletes that are -- Olympics well I asthma is really the most common form. Alleged gas and we must come fun having asthma. And that was really the leading cause of absenteeism among school age kids. So I would bet that they'll be some Olympic athletes competing invasion and will have -- I don't know them personally. But I would gather at their at their doctors have taken proper steps to help benefit compete in Beijing me. They said your asthma is under control now yes I gonna be okay going to be saying you know that that thing you mentioned that I was really concerned about me chills and has Olympic coast with my asthma. But the man medication that I've been taking on doing just fine in -- panel see no problem now have there. And and you excited by going to sell like I think this is then went -- my best Olympics yet I just finished I'm going to on the 6000 Eugene Oregon. Is that a lot of fantastic ghastly Salinas is going to very well this summer. There is so we're ready we are ready to go is that -- fantastic Olympic Games a lot of -- up and coming athletes that will be household names by the time the games -- finished."

" That's great that's great well thank you so much for joining me to that and good luck at the Olympics are rooting for you bring home more than those -- And if you have another health topic and you want to talk about it send an email to dr. Manny at foxnews.com. Until next time I'm -- and our --"