This Is What An Asthma Attack Feels Like

A group of Teen Vogue editors breathed in and out through a straw for 20 seconds to simulate an asthma attack.
A group of Teen Vogue editors took a challenge to better understand what it feels like to have asthma. The men and women participated in a simulation, known as the #AsthmaStrawChallenge, where they breathed in and out through a straw for 20 seconds to replicate the experience of having an asthma attack. None of the editors had the disease, so they wanted to take the challenge to better understand what living with asthma is like.....

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The link between asthma, stress and depression among South African kids

Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children worldwide. Yet for many years children in high-income countries were thought to be those mainly affected. However, asthma studies from the past 25 years not only call this view into question, they shatter it.....

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'Parents, teachers must know how to deal with asthma cases'

Trichy: The Tamil Nadu Ashthma and Allergy Research Foundation (TAARF) has expressed concern over the ignorance of parents and teachers when it comes to caring for children affected with asthma. On Tuesday, World Asthma Day, the organisation pressed for the need to diagnose asthma in students who are exposed to unhealthy situations.....

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