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Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. Your airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways become sore and swollen. That makes them very sensitive, and they may react strongly to things that you are allergic to or find irritating. When your airways react, they get narrower and your lungs get less air.
Symptoms of asthma include

Wheezing
Coughing, especially early in the morning or at night
Chest tightness
Shortness of breath

Not all people who have asthma have these symptoms. Having these symptoms doesn't always mean that you have asthma. Your doctor will diagnose asthma based on lung function tests, your medical history, and a physical exam. You may also have allergy tests.
When your asthma symptoms become worse than usual, it's called an asthma attack. Severe asthma attacks may require emergency care, and they can be fatal.
Asthma is treated with two kinds of medicines: quick-relief medicines to stop asthma symptoms and long-term control medicines to prevent symptoms.

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Overviews
- Asthma(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Asthma(Food and Drug Administration)
- Asthma: Basic Information(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Learning More about Asthma(American Lung Association)
Latest News
- Health Tip: Exercise with Allergies and Asthma(05/15/2013, HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Help Prevent Exercise-Induced Asthma(05/03/2013, HealthDay)
- Insurance Loss Hampers Young People with Asthma(04/22/2013, HealthDay)
- More News on Asthma
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Asthma Attack(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- How Is Asthma Diagnosed?(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Spirometry for Asthma: When You Need It and Why(ABIM Foundation)
- What Are Lung Function Tests?(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Asthma?(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Treatment
- FDA Safety Update: Asthma Medications(Food and Drug Administration)
- How Is Asthma Treated and Controlled?(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Inhaled Steroid Drugs(Consumers Union of U.S.)
- Also available in Spanish
- Long-Term Control Medications for Lung Diseases(National Jewish Health)
- Patient's Guide to Aerosol Drug Delivery(American Association for Respiratory Care) - PDF
- Quick-Relief Medications for Lung Diseases(National Jewish Health)
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Prevention/Screening
- Allergens and Irritants(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Asthma Triggers: Gain Control(Environmental Protection Agency)
- Asthma: Prevention(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Common Asthma Triggers(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Alternative Therapy
- Alternative Therapies(Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
- Asthma Treatment: Do Complementary and Alternative Approaches Work?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Time to Talk: What You Need to Know about Asthma and Complementary Health Practices(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
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Nutrition
- Asthma Diet: Does What You Eat Make a Difference?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Disease Management
- Asthma Action Plan(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF
- Asthma Inhalers: Which One's Right for You?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Asthma: Medicines That Can Make It Worse(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Asthma: Questions to Ask When It Doesn't Get Better(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- How to Use a Metered Dose Inhaler(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Managing Your Medication Supply(National Jewish Health)
- Also available in Spanish
- Measuring Your Peak Flow Rate(American Lung Association)
- So You Have Asthma(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF
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Specific Conditions
- Allergic Asthma(National Jewish Health)
- Exercise and Asthma(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
- Exercise-Induced Asthma(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Nocturnal Asthma(National Jewish Health)
- Occupational Asthma(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Related Issues
- Allergies and Asthma: They Often Occur Together(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Aspirin Desensitization(American Rhinologic Society)
- Asthma and COPD: Differences and Similarities(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
- Flu and People with Asthma(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (and Asthma)(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
- Humidifiers: Air Moisture Eases Skin, Breathing Symptoms(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Smoking and Asthma (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Traveling with Asthma(Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
- Treating Influenza (Flu) in High Risk People(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- Vocal Cord Dysfunction: Is It a Type of Asthma?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- What People with Asthma Need to Know about Osteoporosis(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
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Pictures & Photographs
- Metered dose inhaler use - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
- Nebulizer use - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
- Peak flow meter use - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
- Spacer use - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
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Health Check Tools
- Asthma Quiz(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
- Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction Quiz(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
- Wheezing(DSHI Systems)
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Tutorials
- Asthma(Patient Education Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
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Videos
- Enviromysteries: Inside Stories: Thomas' Story(Maryland Public Television, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
- Living with and Managing Asthma(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Asthma(National Institutes of Health)
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Research
- Asthma(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Cigarette Smoking and Severe Asthma - A Harmful Mix(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
- Study Examines the Placebo Response in Patients with Asthma(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Communicating with children with asthma.
- Article: Asthma Network of West Michigan: a model of home-based case...
- Article: A systematic review of complementary and alternative medicine for asthma...
- Asthma -- see more articles
- Exercise-induced asthma -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Glossary of Asthma Terms(Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
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Directories
- Allergic Diseases Related Links(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Find an Allergist/Immunologist(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
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Organizations
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
- American Lung Association
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Newsletters/Print Publications
- Allergy and Asthma Health Magazine(American Association for Respiratory Care)
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Statistics
- Asthma Data/Statistics and Minorities(Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Asthma in Adults(American Lung Association)
- CDC Vital Signs: Asthma in the US(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- National Asthma Control Program State Profiles(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- Trends in Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use, and Mortality in the United States, 2001-2010(National Center for Health Statistics)
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MedlinePlus Magazine
- Asthma: NIH-Sponsored Research and Clinical Trials
- Chronic Diseases: Asthma and You
- Controlling Asthma--Wynona Breathing Easy
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Living with Asthma
- Life, Death, and Second Chances
- New Asthma Guidelines: What You Should Know
- NIH Research: "The Public Wants Diseases Cured..."
- Test Your Asthma Knowledge
- Turning Discovery into Health -- Asthma
- What is Asthma?
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Children
- MedlinePlus: Asthma in Children(National Library of Medicine)
- Also available in Spanish
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Women
- Asthma and Pregnancy(Organization of Teratology Information Specialists) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
- Asthma, Allergies and Pregnancy(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
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Seniors
- Age Healthier, Breathe Easier: Solutions You Can Use to Control or Reduce Environmental Triggers(Environmental Protection Agency)
- Medications and Older Adults(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
- Also available in Spanish
- Older-Adults and Asthma(Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
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Patient Handouts
- Allergies, asthma, and dust
- Also available in Spanish
- Allergies, asthma, and molds
- Also available in Spanish
- Allergies, asthma, and pollen
- Also available in Spanish
- Asthma
- Also available in Spanish
- Asthma - control drugs
- Also available in Spanish
- Asthma - quick-relief drugs
- Also available in Spanish
- Exercise-induced asthma
- Also available in Spanish
- How to breathe when you are short of breath
- Also available in Spanish
- How to use a nebulizer
- Also available in Spanish
- How to use an inhaler - no spacer
- Also available in Spanish
- How to use an inhaler - with spacer
- Also available in Spanish
- How to use your peak flow meter
- Also available in Spanish
- Make peak flow a habit!
- Also available in Spanish
- Occupational asthma
- Also available in Spanish
- Pulmonary function tests
- Also available in Spanish
- Signs of an asthma attack
- Also available in Spanish
- Smoking and asthma
- Also available in Spanish
- Stay away from asthma triggers
- Also available in Spanish
- Traveling with breathing problems
- Also available in Spanish
- Wheezing
- Also available in Spanish
  Asthma
  Health Tip: Exercise with Allergies and Asthma (05/15/2013, HealthDay)
  Health Tip: Help Prevent Exercise-Induced Asthma (05/03/2013, HealthDay)
  Insurance Loss Hampers Young People with Asthma (04/22/2013, HealthDay)
  Breathing Problem Sometimes Misdiagnosed in Athletes (04/12/2013, HealthDay)
  Got Asthma? Odds Are You Have an Allergy Too (04/02/2013, HealthDay)
  Oral Allergy Treatment May Ease Asthma, Hay Fever, Study Finds (03/26/2013, HealthDay)
  Combo Inhaler May Give Better Relief for Some with Asthma (03/04/2013, HealthDay)
  See also Asthma
  Asthma in Children
  U.S.-Born Kids Have More Allergies, Asthma (04/29/2013, Reuters Health)
  Genes and Early Wheezing Tied to Childhood Asthma Risk (03/27/2013, HealthDay)
  Plastics Chemical BPA Tied to Higher Asthma Risk in Kids (03/01/2013, HealthDay)
  C-Section May Raise Child's Risk of Allergies, Asthma (02/25/2013, HealthDay)
  A Few Extra Pounds May Harm Lung Function in Black, Hispanic Kids (02/22/2013, HealthDay)
  See also Asthma in Children

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