Don't let asthma keep you from outdoor workouts

What do Jessie Diggins and Marit Bjoergen have in common? They are both cross-country skiers competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. • And they both have asthma. • Whether you are an Olympic athlete or simply want to enjoy some outdoor activity, asthma should not limit you.....

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How Acid Reflux Can Worsen Your Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung condition that is characterized by difficulty in breathing, wheezing, and mucus accumulation. Folks with asthma have extra sensitive or hyper-responsive airways. During an asthma attack, the airways turn into irritated and react by narrowing and constructing, causing elevated resistance to airflow, and obstructing the flow of the air passages to and from the lungs.....

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It's unfair asthma patients must pay for prescriptions: Good Health viewpoint by PROFESSOR MIKE THOMAS

Feeling like an elephant is sitting on your chest, gasping for breath, struggling to talk - this is what a terrifying asthma attack is like. Most of the 5.4?million people with asthma in Britain can avoid this ordeal, reducing chances of hospitalisation and even death, with regular preventer inhaler use.....

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