Healia Health Guide: Asthma
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What You Need to Know About Asthma
What is asthma?
Asthma is a chronic disease that causes the air passageways in the lungs to become blocked or narrowed, making it more difficult to move air into and out of the lungs…
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What is an asthma attack?
An asthma attack (or "episode") occurs when something bothers the lung airways, and makes asthma symptoms worse than usual…
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What triggers asthma attacks?
There are two basic types of asthma: allergic (extrinsic) asthma and non-allergic (intrinsic) asthma. While the two types have similar symptoms, their triggers are different…
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What are the symptoms of asthma?
People with asthma have chronic inflammation of their lung airways, which may noticeably affect their breathing all the time or it may only become noticeable during an asthma attack…
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Who is at risk for asthma?
Researchers have uncovered a lot about what occurs during an asthma attack. Unfortunately, the exact reason why one person gets asthma while another does not remains unknown.…
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How do I know if I have asthma?
If you notice that you have trouble breathing periodically or you find yourself wheezing, especially at night or in the early morning, you may want to be tested for asthma.…
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How can I take care of my health with asthma?
If you have asthma, controlling your asthma requires you to consider three basic aspects of care.…
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How can I prevent asthma?
A person can develop asthma at any age and there is no way of knowing for sure who will get it. There are risk factors for asthma that you cannot control and some that you can.…
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