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What Is Asthma

20 million people in the United Stated have asthma, a chronic respiratory disease that makes it impossible for them to take breathing for granted. Our lungs are filled with hollow tube like passages that resemble the branches on a tree. These passages gradually become smaller and smaller ending in tiny pockets where oxygen and carbon…

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Why Do You Have Asthma

Asthma is an inflammatory condition where your bronchiales constrict causing breathing difficulties. Your bronchioles become inflamed for a variety of physical, emotional and environmental reasons. It is not contagious so, you cannot catch it from another person. But what is the real cause asthma? Why do some people develop asthma and why is asthma more…

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Does Someone You Know Have Asthma

“Doctors define asthma as a “chronic inflammatory disease of the airways” . It is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions affecting Canadians. Asthma can be diagnosed at any age, but often starts in childhood. Its prevalence in Canada has been increasing over the last 20 years and it is estimated that currently over 3…

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