Asthma
Read about asthma from experts and people who have first-hand experience with this illness, including symptoms and treatments.
- Help Your Children Understand Their AsthmaAsthma is something that affects people worldwide, and yet many people find it hard to understand. What usually occurs during a typical asthma attack, is that a tightness occurs in the chest.
- Little Progress Made in Closing Racial 'Asthma Gap'"HealthDay News" reported on Feb. 13th that the current issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology published a series of studies focusing on health disparities among people with asthma.
How to Deal with Asthma AttacksAlthough much progress has been made in the understanding of asthma over the past decade, asthma remains a frequently encountered condition challenging physicians.- People with Asthma Need the Flu ShotThe American Lung Association has called for improved vaccination rates among people with asthma and other high-risk populations.
- Gasping for AirThis constant fight to breathe, struggle, live, has gotten to me.
- Child Asthma TipsAsthma is the leading chronic illness among children, affecting 10-12% of kids in the United State, and is steadily increasing.