Escaping Asthma

When I was six years old I nearly died.
I had a deep and painful cough, for which my parents tried every cough medicine we had, to no avail. So after days of hacking uncontrollably, my mom decided I needed to visit a doctor. Late that night, rather than waiting for morning, she took me to the walk-in clinic. From there I was immediately rushed to the hospital. I passed out in the ambulance and later woke in a hospital bed near my doctor and teary-eyed mom......

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Breathing Easy

With the hot, humid summer months ahead, it is even more important for parents and youth to be reminded of the dangers of asthma.
Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring periods of wheezing — a whistling sound when you breathe — chest tightness, shortness of breath and coughing. The coughing often occurs at night or early in the morning.....

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Types of Asthma

There are various types of asthma which are found in the patients of every age. This disease can be started at any age and the symptoms of this disease may be something based on the ages, eating habits, smoking, viral infection, polluted air and water and environment.....

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