Asthma is increasing significantly across the world, ... Unfortunately, we don't know why. |
In a classroom of 20 kids, there's one with asthma in any school, |
People need to know that it's not normal to wake up at night coughing or become short of breath after exercising or walking up stairs, ... Treatment is available. |
There are avoidance measures you can take, ... If you know you're sensitive to a trigger, like dust mites, cigarette smoke or animals, you can use medication, or if someone is highly allergic, he or she might consider desensitization therapy. |
Two generations ago, all we had were oral steroids with a lot of side effects, ... But now, with inhaled steroids, there are still side effects, but nothing like they used to be. |