Asthma is known as a chronic inflammatory disease that makes airways (bronchial tubes) particularly sensitive to irritants, and this is characterized by difficulty in breathing.
Asthma is a highly ranked chronic health problem in adults in most western countries, and it is the leading chronic illness of children.
Asthma cannot be cured, but for most patients it can be managed so that they have only minimal and infrequent symptoms and they can live an active life. Read more . . .