Asthma Collection

General Overview

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

InDepth

Find answers in our in-depth report on asthma:

Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures

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 image Heavy 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.

Videos on Asthma Medication

Related Conditions

Natural and Alternative Treatments (By Condition)

Asthma

Resources

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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