Asthma

Answer: Tests that confirm asthma are family medical history, physical exam, and lung function tests.   Lung Function Test: Your doctor can test your lung function through [Read More...]

COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a progressive pulmonary illness that can include both emphysema and chronic obstructive bronchitis (and sometimes even [Read More...]

  The health media have devoted significant attention to bronchial asthma in recent years as epidemiologists have noted an increase in the number of clinically diagnosed [Read More...]

ANSWER: An asthma attack can be triggered by foods containing sulfites, such as packaged shrimp, lobster, frozen French fries, soup mixes, trail mix, cookies, relish, [Read More...]

ANSWER: Exercise, work conditions, and allergens can trigger an asthma attack. More Info:  Many conditions can induce an asthma attack for those that are sensitive.  [Read More...]

  Believe it or not, some people experience the respiratory ailment of asthma only when they do in fact exercise.(1) This strain is known as, simply, exercise-induced [Read More...]

ANSWER: Asthma IS worse at night. More Info: The coughing and wheezing associated with asthma is often worse at night.  Wheezing is also worsened by exercise, heartburn, [Read More...]

Answer: There is a great likelihood that asthma is hereditary.   There is a greater likelihood of asthma occurring if a person has a parent who suffers from the [Read More...]

Answer: Asthma is not contagious. More Info: Asthma is a disorder of the airways where triggers will inflame the muscles of the airways and air passages.  It is not a [Read More...]

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma.  What Is Asthma? Asthma is a disorder of the respiratory system that [Read More...]