Despite great progress in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma, there seems to be a divide between black and white patients' access to care.

Discuss your choices of asthma medications with your doctor. Weigh the convenience and cost and make an informed decision.

The original Primatene MIST, a go-to over-the counter inhaler for many people suffering with asthma, was taken off the market in 2011.

Racial disparities in asthma prevalence and severity can be attributed to socioeconomic and environmental risks, rather than to genetic or biologic factors.

Severe asthma doesn't just affect your lung and respiratory health. It can really affect your mental health and other aspects of life.

Could reducing childhood obesity also help reduce rates of childhood asthma? These researchers say it could.

You can’t control weather, winds, vegetation, large fires, or other air quality issues that occur outside. Learn how air filters can help you breathe better.

Children with asthma who eat a Mediterranean-style diet that includes fish like salmon and trout have better lung function and fewer breathing problems.

Obesity could increase your risk of asthma because of changes in your respiratory muscles and other related conditions, according to this study.

The common belief is that obesity increases asthma risk in children, but it may be the other way around: Cildren with asthma may have a higher obesity risk.