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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that makes airways (bronchial tubes) specifically sensitive to irritants, and this is characterized by difficulty in breathing.

Asthma is a highly ranked chronic health condition in adults in many western countries, and it is the leading chronic illness among 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 . . .

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Do you know what triggers asthma attacks? If you have asthma, then shouldn’t you know the response?

Asthma is a chronic lung condition characterized by breathing difficulties.  Persons with asthma have extra sensitive and/or hyper-responsive airways. During an asthma attack, the airways become irritated and react by constricting and narrowing, causing increased resistance, and obstructing the flow of the air passages to and from the lungs.

The terms “trigger factors,” and “triggers” of asthma are used to describe the things that can cause an attack in someone who already has asthma. Read more . . .

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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that makes air passages (bronchial tubes) specifically irritant-sensitive. It is characterized by difficulties of breathing. Asthma is a highly ranked chronic health condition in adults in many western countries. It is also the leading chronic disease in children. Read more . . .

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If you have asthma,  do you know the difference between its causes and triggers?  You should — because your breathing may depend on it.

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that makes airways (bronchial tubes) particularly sensitive to irritants,  and this is characterized by breathing difficulties. Asthma cannot be cured,  but for most patients it can be controlled fairly well so that they have only infrequent and minimal symptoms and can live an active life.
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Why is asthma more prevalent in the western world? What is the cause of asthma?  Why is it that some people develop asthma, while others don’t?

Asthma is a chronic lung condition characterized by a difficulty in breathing. Those who suffer with asthma have extra sensitive and/or hyper-responsive airways. When an asthma attack occurs, the airways become irritated for one of several reasons and react by becoming narrow and constricted.  There is an increased resistance to airflow and an obstruction of air passing to and from the lungs.  People with asthma find it hard to breathe. Read more . . .