There are a number of tests that a doctor might use to figure out if you have asthma or if something else is going on. Unfortunately, there is no test ... Read More

One of our forum visitors recently asked if smoking could cause asthma. There can be many risk factors that go into developing asthma, but smoking is definitely one of them. ... Read More

According to a recent retrospective analysis by Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health in Baltimore, there may be a link between asthma and suicide. Even worse, this link seems ... Read More

Asthma and nasal allergies often go hand in hand. In other words, people with asthma often have nasal allergies as well, and vice versa. Having one of these diseases puts ... Read More

According to a new study out of the United Kingdom, first-born babies carry a higher risk for developing both asthma and allergies. Why? Well, it seems conditions in the mother's ... Read More

Asthma is an extremely common condition these days – over 20 million people in the United States alone have diagnoses asthma. And it's likely that quite a few more have ... Read More

If you have asthma or exercise-induced asthma, there is no reason you cannot be active and pursue healthy fitness activities, provided your asthma treatment keeps your asthma symptoms under control. ... Read More

Here's kind of a no-brainer: A new study that's going to be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology shows that smoking further adds ... Read More

It seems that asthma medicines have been in the news a lot the past few years. You might be wondering just how safe it really is to take your asthma ... Read More

If your child has any type of allergies or asthma, then anaphylaxis at school is a possiblity, even if it has never happened before. Unfortunately, anaphylaxis is often mistaken for ... Read More

It's time once again for global asthma education and awareness, on World Asthma Day 2008. World Asthma Day is a partnership between health care groups and asthma educators to raise awareness ... Read More

Asthma is one of the most common chronic illnesses today, in both adults and children. The numbers of people with asthma are growing at a steady rate. However, there are ... Read More