Asthma Encyclopedia

Table of Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Symptoms
  3. Diagnosis
  4. Treatments
  5. Causes
  6. Getting Help
  7. Related Information
  8. Living With

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. The coughing often occurs at...

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Asthma Medications
Advair DiskusAsmanexDuleraFlovent HFAForadilMontelukastPrednisonePulmicortSereventSingulairSymbicortXolairXopenex HFA
Asthma News
Kids Can Get Used to Allergies
Rhinoconjunctivitis allergy therapies make breathing easier for kids
Simulator Teaches Asthma Inhaler Use
Asthma patients can use simulator device to learn correct inhaler technique
Asthma Bad For a Good Night's Sleep
Asthmatics may be at higher risks of sleep apnea
The Challenges of Young Adult Asthma
Asthma care harder for young adults to access as they grow up and leave home
Fat vs. Fiber in Breathing Flow
Asthma patients consumed more fat and less fiber than healthy individuals
Does Baby Formula Need Prebiotics?
Prebiotic supplements in baby formula may reduce eczema risk but other benefits unclear
The Traffic Wheeze
Asthma linked to traffic air pollution in 10 European cities
Under the Tongue to Stop the Sneeze
Sublingual allergy treatment could stop sniffles
Different Country, Different Allergies
Allergy rates increased for foreign born children the longer they lived in US
Asthma Latest Videos
Exercising With Asthma
Just because you have asthma doesn't mean you have to give up your daily work-out! Keep watching to amp up your exercise routine.
Understanding Asthma
More than 20 million Americans have some form of the disease known as asthma. Get the basics on this common condition.
Treating Asthma
An asthma diagnosis doesn't mean you have to sit on the sidelines of life! A plethora of treatments can help sufferers boast normal, active existences.
Preventing an Asthma Attack
Although asthma has no cure, a flare-up of the disease can often be prevented. If you're asthmatic, learn what you can do to stop an attack before it starts.
Childhood Asthma
Nine million American children suffer from the chronic respiratory condition known as childhood-onset asthma. If yours is among them, you'll want to know all about helping your little one.
Exercise and Asthma
No couch potatoes here! Even asthmatics can-and should-get moving. Here are some tips to make that easy, safe, and fun.
Cough-Variant Asthma
Did you know that some asthma-sufferers have no trouble breathing? A different variety of the disease, cough-variant asthma, is just as serious as the more common version.
Singulair (Montelukast)
A pharmacist explains how Singulair works, why doctors prescribe this asthma medication, and common side effects of the drug.
Advair Diskus (Fluticasone and Salmeterol)
A pharmacist explains how Advair Diskus works, why doctors prescribe this asthmatic treatment, and common side effects of the combination drug.