Asthma

Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources

What is Asthma?

Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the airways, which causes attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.

Alternative Names:

Bronchial asthma; Exercise-induced asthma

Posts on Asthma (2052)

Hi - I've been having difficulty breathing for at least the last 9-10 years...and it's a da...
I'm a 28 year old female with no major medical conditions. I do have some asthma, which is ...
i will ask more questions in the future but wanted to give a description of how i feel and ...
I have been having a stuffy nose since this past May and it is not in both nostrils, it's o...
I am a 25 year old female and my only illness asides from these rotten egg/sulfur burps is ...
Hi. I am a 37 y/o female not overweight, I don't smoke. Not diabetic. My cholesterol and b...
I have felt short of breath on and of since i was about 12 or 13. I am 21 now and still fin...
I am a 47-year-old woman who has recently been diagnosed with iron def anemia. I also have ...
hi, i am a 16 yr old female and i swim for half the year and play water polo for half the y...
My 9 year old has been diagnosed with a RAD in the aftermath of a diagnosis of pneumonia. ...

Journals about Asthma(34)

Exhaled Nitric Oxide and its role in the treatment of Asthma - Part III


by exhalednitricoxide, Nov 06, 2009 04:53AM
In the third part of the ongoing series, we discuss the findings from the reputed Thor...

Regular monitoring of eNO provides a more complete picture of your asthma


by exhalednitricoxide, Nov 06, 2009 04:51AM
Asthma is characterized by airway inflammation When airways get inflamed, the inner w...

Exhaled Nitric Oxide as a Noninvasive Assessment of Chronic Cough


by exhalednitricoxide, Oct 23, 2009 04:39AM
Exhaled nitric oxide (ENO) has been suggested as a marker of airway inflammation. This...

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