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Health Library Home>Condition Information Collections>Index

Asthma Collection

En Español (Spanish Version)

General Overview

Asthma is inflammation and narrowing of the airways (called the bronchial tubes).

  • Asthma—adult
  • Asthma—child

InDepth

Find answers in our in-depth report on asthma:

  • What is asthma?
  • What are the risk factors?
  • What are the symptoms?
  • How is it diagnosed?
  • How is it treated?
  • What are the screening tests?
  • How can I reduce my risk?
  • What should I ask my healthcare provider about asthma?

Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures

  • Allergy testing
  • Chest x-ray
  • Pulmonary function tests (PFT)

Living With Asthma

Exercise and asthma: Is exercise jeopardizing your health?

Do you repeatedly cough, have a hard time breathing, and feel tightness in your chest during or after exercise? You may have execrise-induced asthma. Find out what it is and what you can do about it.

Rerun imageHeavy breathing: asthma and your sex life

Asthma, like many chronic diseases, can adversely affect your sex life. But there are ways to cope with it and lessen its effects.

In her own words: living with asthma

Learn about one woman's experience of living with asthma for 15 years.

In her own words: living with juvenile asthma

A mother shares her story of what it's like to have a child with asthma.

  • Asthma Management: Anti-Inflammatory, Bronchodilator and Combination Medications
  • Asthma Management: Possible Side Effects of Your Medications
  • Asthma Management: Quick-Relief and Controller Medications

Videos on Asthma Medication

  • Asthma Management: Possible Side Effects of Your Medications
  • Asthma Management: Quick-Relief and Controller Medications
  • Anti-Inflammatory, Bronchodilator, and Combination Medication

Related Conditions

  • Allergic rhinitis
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Chronic obstructive lung disease
  • Food allergy
  • Sinusitis

Natural and Alternative Treatments (By Condition)

  • Asthma

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
http://www.aaaai.org

American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
http://www.aafa.org

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