The exact cause of asthma is unknown. Asthma is most likely caused by a combination of genetic (inherited) factors and environmental triggers (such as allergens and infections). Asthma tends to run in families, so children whose parents have asthma are more likely to develop it themselves.
Nearly half of adults with asthma have an allergy-related condition, which, in most cases developed first in childhood. (In patients who first develop asthma during...
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Asthma is a common chronic health problem in the US and many other countries around the world. It is becoming especially common in... Read more »
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For those of you new to this asthma disease -- and even some of us longtimer asthmatics -- it's good to have an idea of what to... Read more »
Asthma that comes when you're an adult In response to reader inquiries, I would like to address the somewhat puzzling fact that some... Read more »
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Asthma is often believed to be a children's disease that you either outgrow as an adult or never develop once you're an adult. But that is not the... Read more »
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People don't "outgrow" their asthma. Asthma is a chronic illness and there is no cure. If you had asthma, but you no longer have asthma symptoms,... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Long-Term Relief MedicationsThese medications are taken on a regular basis to prevent asthma attacks and control chronic symptoms.Inhaled... Read more »