What is asthma?
Asthma is a disease in which the airways become blocked or narrowed. These effects are usually temporary, but they cause shortness of breath, breathing trouble and other symptoms. If an asthma attack is severe, a person may need emergency treatment to restore normal breathing.
About 15 million Americans have asthma, including nearly five million children under age 18. This health problem is the reason for nearly half-a-million hospital stays each year. People with asthma can be...
Read moreIt's a blessing to be alive during a time when there are many options to help us asthmatics. We have rescue medicine like Albuterol to... Read more »
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This is the second in our series on Pregnancy & Asthma. Getting pregnant when you have any chronic illness, including asthma, can be... Read more »
According to a team of Scottish scientists, medications made from parasitic worms called filarial nematodes may help treat or even prevent... Read more »
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Researchers say that patients with asthma may benefit from taking an available anti-fungal medication. The drug--called Itraconazole--was given to... Read more »
Stem cell research is stepping closer to being able to treat severe asthma, researchers say. Animal studies suggest that manipulating the immune... Read more »
Botox may help some asthma patients breathe easier, researchers say. When asthma affects the voice box it can make it hard to breathe, and experts... Read more »