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Hyperreactive airways constrict and result in symptoms like wheezing and shortness of breath

Friday, March 25, 2016 Follow Us         Featured Asthma: Get Facts on Attacks, Early Symptoms & Treatment Asthma is a condition in which hyperreactive airways constrict and result in symptoms like wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. Causes of asthma include genetics, environmental factors... Read more ...  News Cinqair Approved for Severe Asthma Cinqair (reslizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat severe asthma among adults 18 and older. The drug is to be used in combination with other... Read more ... Blooming Trees Can Bring Misery to Allergy Sufferers Tree pollen season has arrived, but there are a number of ways allergy sufferers can prevent or control their symptoms, an expert says. Mid-February is when blooming trees begin to flower... Read more ... Exercise May Extend Lives of People With COPD Regular exercise could help boost the survival of people who've left the hospital after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study finds. "We know that physical activity can... Read more ... Obesity Linked to Higher Asthma Risk in Women As weight rises, so too does the risk for asthma, U.S. health officials report. During the 2011-2014 period, nearly 9 percent of American adults had asthma. Normal-weight folks had... Read more ... Allergy and Asthma Centers MedicineNet's Allergy and Asthma Centers give you all of the tools necessary to manage your allergies or asthma reactions and find relief. Get access to various allergy and asthma topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for your reference. Allergy Center          Asthma Center Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home