For some time, researchers have been looking at the anti-inflammatory effects of statins on asthma, which is an inflammatory disease of the airways. Statins are medicines that are designed to treat high cholesterol levels.
A number of studies are examining this relationship at present. But, at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American... Read more
Twice each year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) uses a standard set of criteria to evaluate the relative safety of living in different major U.S. cities if you have asthma. The spring 2009 list has recently been released and there are some changes since the last release.
The Asthma Capitals project is actually a... Read more
I love the World Wide Web! I find it's a great source of information, provided you know where to look. In fact, I've been known to say that there is nothing I cannot find out on the Web. So far, that boast has only been proved untrue a time or two.
As far as straight information on asthma goes, I happen to think this site,... Read more
When you have a chronic disease like asthma, daily coping can be a challenge at times. But it doesn't have to be that way! Here are some tips for making the best of your life, even with asthma.
1. Become an asthma expert. The best way to cope with anything -- and asthma is no exception -- is to learn evrything you can about it. The more... Read more
Cough variant asthma, or CVA for short, is a less common form of asthma that is characterized by the fact that its only symptom is a chronic cough. People who have CVA do not generally have the other common symptoms of asthma, such as wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness. CVA is an especially common diagnosis in young children, and it... Read more
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