-Asthma
-Athritis
-Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
-Congestive Heart Failure
-Conorary Heart Disease
-Glaucoma
-Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
-Hepatitis A
-Hepatitis B
-Hypercholesterolemia
-Hypertension
-Male Pattern Hair Loss
-Measles, Mumps, Rubella
-Osteoporosis

Asthma is a chronic lung disease. It cannot be cured - only controlled.

Characteristics

Narrowed airways causing breathing to become difficult.This narrowing worsens and improves in response to various conditions. Narrowed airways causing breathing to become difficult.This narrowing worsens and improves in response to various conditions. Inflamed airways; that is, the lining of airways become swollen. Sensitive airways that react to many things, such as cigarette smoke, pollen, or cold air.

Symptoms:

Coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness. Not all people with asthma wheeze. For some, coughing may be the only symptom of asthma. Symptoms often occur during the night or after exercise.