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Asthma: Breathe Easy

According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, roughly 20 million Americans have been diagnosed with asthma. If you're one of them, you already know that finding reliable information can be harder than catching your breath. In this guide you'll find the sites that will provide the information you are looking for and help you breathe easy. Click here to read this guide in Spanish.

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What Is Asthma?

Asthma is the medical term used to describe the narrowing of the airways in the lungs. Symptoms can ... read more »

Types of Asthma

Depending on which resource you read, there are as few as four types of asthma, or as many as six. ... read more »

Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment

Wheezing, coughing, and having overall difficulty breathing? There are several ways for you or your ... read more »

Asthma Support

If you're interested in joining an organization to learn more about asthma or asthma medication or simply want to meet others who live with asthma or have asthmatic children, there is an organization for you and your family.

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The organizations below are concerned with providing both educational resources and community-based advocacy, along with new approaches to living with asthma.

Many organizations have programs in place to allow asthmatics, their families, and their caregivers to connect for emotional and educational support. Among our Picks you'll find a few such organizations with particularly valuable support resources.

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Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics is a national nonprofit network of families that offers advice on asthma medications, newsletters, community awareness programs, and tips from families living with asthma and allergies. Possibly the best part of this site is Breatherville, USA, which has resources laid out like a small town, making it very user-friendly. An example, the "Pharmacy" offers advice on medications, and a "Farmers Market" discusses food allergies.

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The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) will help you find local support groups of an educational nature. These groups are organized in four categories: for parents, for pre-teens and teens, for adults with asthma or allergies, and for people with food allergies. Don't see the right kind of group in your community? AAFA provides the tools to start your own support group.

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The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

has tip sheets for different aspects of life with asthma, such as traveling and being pregnant with asthma. Tips are also available in Spanish.

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The American Lung Association has information to help people manage their asthma. There are articles for people who may not be able to afford their medication, a sample peak flow chart, a profiler to help you with treatment decisions, and information about the association's Open Airways for Schools program.

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The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is a federal research organization that also coordinates educational activities for the public. This page has a number of articles about asthma, with a special focus on education. Titles include "So You Have Asthma" (available in a PDF), "How Asthma Friendly is Your School?", and "Asthma and Physical Activity in the School."

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