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Asthma is one of the most common lung diseases in the world, affecting some 262 million people worldwide and causing more than 450,000 deaths annually, per the World Health Organization. While ...

Anyone who’s ever suffered from asthma knows all too well that the usual symptoms — wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath — can upend your day, keep you from being active, and even leave you ...

Asthma is costing New York’s Medicaid system more than half a billion dollars a year, according to a report by the state Comptroller’s Office quoted in an Associated Press article posted on the ...

An estimated 1 in 12 Americans have asthma, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. If you or your child has been newly diagnosed, it’s natural to have questions about asthma’s long ...

Hormonal shifts may be quietly inflaming your airways.

Just as a refresher, asthma is defined as a lifelong but manageable condition that can make breathing difficult, as Dr. Benjamin Silverman, MD, a pulmonologist at Kaiser Permanente in Largo, Maryland, ...

Exercise-induced asthma (known medically as exercise-induced bronchoconstriction) is a condition in which physical activity triggers symptoms similar to asthma. This condition affects approximately 90 ...

White tufts from cottonwood trees drifting through the air can trigger more than just attacks of sneezing and runny eyes. For some people it can be the beginning of an asthma attack. Billy Thatcher ...

Yoga and pranayam can help keep asthma in check. Moreover, conscious eating and avoiding some foods can also help patients in ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claims, based on climate change models, that there is a connection between climate change, ozone in outdoor air, and health effects, including asthma.