Read about this increasingly common breathing problem that affects adults, teens, and kids alike.

What does asthma feel like? Can sex trigger asthma? Why doesn't my asthma inhaler work? Get answers to common asthma questions.

 Learn more about adult-onset asthma and how you can treat the symptoms to breathe easily.

Discover the causes of childhood asthma and what you can do to prevent asthma attacks.

How does bronchial asthma differ from regular asthma? Read more about this type and how you can prevent it from worsening.

The early signs of an asthma attack may surprise you. Learn more about asthma attacks and why early treatment is important.

A severe asthma attack (called status asthmaticus) can be life-threatening. Make sure you have an emergency plan.

What makes you wheeze or cough? Learning more about asthma triggers can help you reduce the chances of having an asthma attack.

Asthma can happen to anyone without any risk factors, but it is less likely if there are no risk factors present.

Most people with asthma also have allergies that can make them sneeze, cough, itch, and wheeze.

Discover which foods are most likely to cause a serious breathing problem, and take steps to avoid these asthma triggers.

Do you cough or wheeze shortly after starting to exercise? If so, you may have exercise-induced asthma.

About 75% of people with asthma also have frequent heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Smoking and secondhand smoke can be powerful asthma triggers. Read more and protect your lungs.

Aspirin and other medications can cause wheezing and increased mucus in sensitive people..

While there’s no asthma cure, there are steps you can take right now to reduce the chances of having asthma symptoms.

Discover how a flu shot can help you stay well with asthma, and then ask your doctor about this annual vaccine.

If you suffer with allergies and asthma, allergy shots may help decrease your sensitivity to allergy triggers.

Signs of asthma may include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest pressure. But not everyone has the same symptoms.

Hypoxemia (low oxygen in your blood) can cause hypoxia (low oxygen in your tissues). Read more about this serious condition.

Do you know about the different  types of asthma? Learn about these types so you can seek effective treatment.

The same allergens that give some people sneezing fits and watery eyes can cause an asthma attack in others.

Do you suffer from frequent coughs? You may have asthma. Read about cough-variant asthma and how it is treated.

Occupational asthma is asthma caused by, or worsened by, exposure to substances in the workplace.

Nocturnal asthma, with symptoms like chest tightness, shortness of breath, cough, and wheezing, can make sleep impossible.

Some conditions, including cardiac asthma and vocal cord dysfunction, have symptoms similar to those of asthma.

Can't catch your breath? Cough frequently at nighttime? Ask your doctor to see if you might have asthma.

To diagnose asthma or other lung problems, your doctor may perform lung function or pulmonary function tests.

It's important to carefully select an asthma specialist -- a doctor who understands respiratory problems and treats asthma

Early and aggressive asthma treatment is key to relieving symptoms and preventing asthma attacks.

Instead of using multiple inhalers per day, people are now able to use only one inhaler per day to keep their symptoms under control.

Asthma medication can work quickly to stop coughing and wheezing.  Learn more about asthma drugs and methods for taking them.

Fasenra is an approved medicine for severe eosinophilic asthma. It works directly on the body’s immune system to educe symptoms. 

Wonder if you’re using your asthma inhaler the right way? Do you puff and breathe, or breathe and puff?

Tezspire is a monthly injection used to treat severe asthma. Tezspire is an add-on controller medicine that helps to prevent asthma attacks and is not an asthma rescue medicine.

What's the difference between a control inhaler and a rescue inhaler? Do you need both? Make sure you’re using them correctly.

Key treatments for asthma are steroids and other anti-inflammatory drugs. These meds help control asthma and prevent attacks.

A bronchodilator is used by almost all people with asthma as a way to open the airway passages. Learn more about how they work.

Airsupra is the first and only combination rescue inhaler that is used to treat and help prevent future asthma attacks.

An asthma nebulizer (breathing machine) can deliver medication to the youngest and oldest asthma patients.

Bronchial thermoplasty is a treatment for severe asthma. The procedure uses heat to shrink the smooth muscles in your lungs.

A peak flow meter can warn you of an impending asthma attack so you can pretreat before you have serious problems.

Some natural therapies might help manage asthma symptoms. But be sure to check with your doctor before trying one.