Asthma
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Breathing like everyone else
Dara Torres’ remarkable swimming career has inspired generations of Americans. She broke her first world record at age 14 and went...
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Asthma medicine may not be one size fits all
The symptoms are all too familiar for parents of kids with asthma: coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness. About 6 million kids...
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Outrunning asthma
National Football League (NFL) running back and reigning "Dancing with the Stars" champion Rashad Jennings battled childhood asthma with grit...
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Asthma: What you need to know
Asthma is now the most common chronic disorder in childhood. In the U.S., nearly 24 million people have asthma. Asthma...
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Don’t let asthma define you
When Sylvia Granados-Maready was born, she was diagnosed with asthma. To this day, Sylvia lives with asthma without letting it...
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A lifelong asthma struggle
Jeff Long, Ph.D., can hardly remember a time when he didn't suffer from serious asthma. Jeff, who is...
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The future of asthma monitoring
With so many pollutants indoors and outdoors, determining what triggers asthma in children is not easy. Now, NIH-supported researchers are...
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Understanding asthma from the inside out
Three NIH institutes fund asthma studies to improve treatment and learn more about what causes this widespread illness: the National...
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