Life with Asthma

[Howard Hartman]

HHS HealthBeat July 17, 2012 Life with asthma   Listen to Tip Interested? Take the Next Step Asthma makes it hard to breathe. It’s a chronic disease that narrows the airways to your lungs, making it difficult to get air in, and out. It can begin as early as childhood. You may often hear about asthma attacks. Dr. James Kiley at the National Institutes of Health explains. “People are reacting to agents, allergens, that lead to this narrowing of the airway, the inflammation, the swelling that occurs, then it gets very difficult to move air in and out.” There’s no cure for asthma, but it can be treated effectively if you do the right things. “Use the medicines as prescribed. Make sure that you use it. Don’t walk into places where there’s heavy tobacco smoke or allergens or things like that, when you know that’s going to trip off your asthma. And schedule regular asthma visits with your physician.” This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Life with asthma 07/17/2012 01:01 AM EDT Directories of HHS Accounts U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services · 200 Independence Avenue SW · Washington DC 20201 · 1-877-696-6775