Causes of asthma 6 Articles

by Lance W. Christiansen D.O.

Asthma: An Autoimmune Disease Asthma is similar to COPD in the fact that both are lung diseases, both are exacerbated by chemicals of different types (in COPD the irritant is usually tobacco smoke), both are aided by the...read more

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by Edmund Brick

MONET ON THE THAMES We completed our spring travels this year with a trip to Tampa and to Key West with our friends Jack Walsh and Sue Tihansky. They added an unplanned trip to St. Petersburg to look at the Monet e...read more

by Sharise Cunningham

Exercise-Induced Asthma What It Is As the name implies, exercise-induced asthma is asthma that is triggered by vigorous or prolonged exercise. Most susceptible are people with chronic asthma. Active children, adolesce...read more

by Krystle Hernandez

Asthma is a lung disorder that causes the constriction of airways called bronchospasm, followed by an inflammatory response. The symptoms typically include wheezing, shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, an...read more

by Teresa Rodak

Asthma is a very common problem in children and adults as well. Asthma is defined as when chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes accures. Chronic inflammation causes the bronchi tubes to swell and narrow making it dif...read more

by Princess Yemisi

Asthma is a chronic, complicated, incureable (lifelong) Disease, in most cases, smoking pot can damage the Lung. Some major features of asthma include: 1. Airway obstruction: During normal breathing, the bands of musc...read more