Asthma - diagnosis and treatment, brief version *

diagnosis and treatment, brief version * Asthma causes wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. Asthma is more common in children than adults. People who had asthma in childhood may not have it when they are adults. Or it may come back later in life. Others may have asthma for the first time in mid- or late life.

New Hope for Asthma Sufferers RESEARCHERS from the University of Virginia recently reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine that people suffering acute asthma episodes have an unusually high level of acidity in their lungs...

U.S. Cases More Than Doubled Since 1980 In the crude crayon picture, a floppy- eared, big-footed elephant crushes a frowning girl into her bed.