Childhood Asthma

Childhood asthma is one of the most chronic diseases prevalent among children in the US. According to a 2006 estimate, nearly 6.8 million under 18 children with about 1.2 million under 5 had asthma. Many of them with asthma had experienced attacks while several of them had not been diagnosed so far. Hidden asthma is known to exist among many children in the US. Of the many alarming figures that emerged from the 2006 study, childhood asthma was said...

 

Asthma advice

Chest tightness, shortness of breath, coughing at night or very early in the morning and a whistling sound while breathing are common symptoms of asthma which is a chronic lung disease that narrows and inflames the airways. Airways constrict during asthma and are lined with mucus during exposures to smoke, cold or warm air, stress and exertion, pet dander, perfume or strong stimulants. Most common trigger among children for constant coughing is...