They say, “ignorance is bliss,” and I realized how true that saying is only recently, after being diagnosed with asthma, for the first time in my life. I was at the doctor’s office... Read more >>

Does someone in your family have asthma? If so, he or she isn’t alone. According to the American Academy of Allergy and Asthma and Immunology, an estimated 300 million people suffer from asthma... Read more >>

Parents of children living with asthma need to take preventive household precautions to provide a better indoor air environment for their child.   Recent studies of families living with asthma,... Read more >>

I walked into the room and seeing her tiny body in that big bed was hard to look at. All the wires and machines beeping and flashing. Two IVs in her little hands and a breathing mask, blood pressure... Read more >>

Your teen has asthma, you already know that. But what do you really need to know so that you can help your teen control his or her asthma. Here are some tips to pass on to your teen to help you... Read more >>

Forty percent of parents have never heard of an Asthma Action Plan, the recommended asthma management and communication tool for parents, physicians and schools, according to a recent national... Read more >>

With autumn around the corner, asthma and allergies concern many families. The following is an overview of this condition, its causes, and basic treatment approaches. Your pediatrician will be your... Read more >>

My doctor looked at me dubiously. “So you haven’t been smoking?” he asked for the second time. No, I told him. Evidently, I got asthmatic bronchitis this spring and it’s often... Read more >>

As an organization heavily involved in the pediatric health arena, Young & Healthy is well aware of both the high incidence of childhood asthma and its impact upon the lives and well-being of the... Read more >>

Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and the smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers. Secondhand smoke contains more than 250 chemicals... Read more >>