Asthma

How Well Do You Know Your Numbers?

If you’ve been diagnosed with a major illness — like heart disease, diabetes, heart failure, cancer, or asthma — you’ve probably already done a lot

Depression and Asthma

When a person has asthma, a bout of depression or anxiety can trigger attacks and make the disease much harder to manage, according to recent

Interview: Breathless in Sydney

If it weren’t for asthma, some of America’s most talented swimmers might never have stood on the awards platform in Sydney, Australia in 2000, collecting

Asthma

An estimated 18.4 million Americans currently have asthma, and government health officials report that that number will rise as our air becomes dirtier with pollutants

Preventing Asthma Attacks

Asthma never really goes away — it just seems as though it does. If you have the condition, your airways are often inflamed and may

Asthma (Teenagers)

What is asthma? Most people associate asthma with sudden fits of coughing and wheezing, but the disease is actually present 24 hours a day. If

Allergies

Allergies are a highly individualized form of misery. Some people turn into an itchy, drippy wreck whenever they’re around cats, while others can’t get within

Sick Building Syndrome: Is Your Office Making You Sick?

Workers have fallen sick in buildings ranging from libraries and hospitals to offices, and some of them say poor indoor air is to blame. Complaints

Smoking and Asthma

Shortly after blood-sucking leeches went out of style, 19th-century doctors embraced an equally bizarre remedy for some ailments: cigarettes and pipes packed with tobacco. Amazingly,

Asthma in Children

What is asthma? Most people associate asthma with sudden fits of coughing and wheezing, but the condition is a round-the-clock disease. If your child has

What Triggers an Asthma Attack?

When a person has asthma, attacks can seem to come out of nowhere. One minute you’re feeling fine, the next you’re wheezing and gasping for

How to Help Your Child Breathe Easier

More than six million children in the United States have asthma. They’re everywhere. Look at a soccer field, walk in a mall, or take in

Recognizing the Symptoms of an Asthma Attack

If coughing or gasping for breath were sure signs of asthma, we’d all be carrying inhalers. Everybody has trouble breathing from time to time, a

Preventing Asthma Attacks in Kids

If your child has asthma, a simple wheeze can be the worst sound in the world. Naturally, you’d do anything to prevent asthma attacks, but

Asthma Drugs

Asthma drugs come in two main varieties: short-acting or quick-relief medications (also called “rescue” drugs) and long-term control drugs. Most asthma medications are taken through

What’s Your Inhaler IQ?

Using an inhaler seems so simple: You push the button, you breathe in the medicine, you feel better. But are you really getting as much

Asthma and GERD: What’s the connection?

At first glance, asthma and GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) seem like completely unrelated problems. After all, asthma is a chronic lung condition that causes the

Exercise and Asthma

Do you wheeze during a workout? Do you cough after a morning jog? If so, don’t despair. You could be Olympic material. Many athletes at

Asthma: How to Use an Inhaler (for Children)

Whether your child is an infant or a teenager, an inhaler can be a vital part of the program for keeping his asthma under control.

How to Use an Inhaler

The first step you will take with your inhaler is to prime it before you use it the first time. It should also be primed