Asthma

Will My Child Outgrow His Asthma?

Asthma is never outgrown. Asthma is a lifelong diagnosis. Symptoms of asthma, however, can become absent for long periods of time, on the order of years in many cases, and...

Do More Boys Than Girls Have Asthma?

Yes, but only as children. As young children, boys are almost twice as likely as girls are to develop asthma. Interestingly, the pattern is reversed when looking at asthma in...

Can I Catch Asthma From My Child Who Has Asthma?

Absolutely not! Asthma is not an infectious condition. It cannot be transmitted from person to person, nor can it spread between people. Remember that there is an inherited component to...

Are Asthma Medications Harmful To My Unborn Child?

Studies have been carried out all over the world to help doctors decide which asthma medicines are safest in pregnancy. The single biggest risk to an asthmatic woman’s pregnancy is...

Will Pregnancy Make My Asthma Worse?

How will pregnancy modify or affect my asthma? Pregnancy will not necessarily make your asthma worse or more symptomatic. Studies of asthma in pregnancy reveal that about one third of...

Is Asthma Mostly A Psychological Disease?

No! Asthma is definitely not a psychological disease; it is a physical condition that affects the lungs and its bronchial passages. The concept that asthma is somehow a disease of...

What Sports Can Persons With Asthma Participate In?

Is it better to use my inhaled asthma medication before or after I work out? What sports are especially beneficial for asthma? People with asthma can participate in many sports—as...

Is Caffeine Good For People With Asthma?

Caffeine is a naturally occurring compound. The German analytical chemist Friedrich Ferdinand Runge (1795–1867) discovered caffeine in 1819, apparently at the urging of Gœthe, who had encouraged Runge to study...

Is Obesity Related To Asthma?

A relationship between obesity and asthma continues to stimulate medical interest (Table 48). Physicians as well as the public have long postulated a link between obesity and asthma. The prevalence...