The reason for a cough might not be obvious. Learn more about what to expect when you see he doctor about a persistent cough. Info on tests and procedures.
One of the most important things the 35 children attending the Asthma Day Camp in Salinas will learn this week is that they can live an active, healthy life.
Researchers believe they have found a gene linking asthma to blacks. The study showed that more than 25 percent of individuals of African descent carried the gene compared with less than five percent of Caucasians. Here are some facts and figures about as
Just over 50 years ago British bioengineer Martin Wright invented the mechanical peak flow meter, a simple device to aid in the diagnosis and management of asthma.
Summer will be over before you know it, and, with the arrival of fall, doctors will be treating more cases of asthma in the emergency rooms. Asthma affects an estimated 300 million individuals worldwide and its prevalence in children is increasing.