asthma

Gives a description of asthma and its symptoms, talks about its causes, the treatment of it, and how to live with the disease.

Provides information about asthma, explaining what it is, its diagnosis, and treatments, offering advice on how to manage asthma triggers and deal with attacks, and looking at how scientists are working to develop new and improved treatments.

Describes the physical characteristics of asthma, what triggers an attack, and treatments available for it. Discusses the role of pollution, environment, and allergens and ways to avoid the problems they pose. Includes illustrations, charts, a chronology, and graphs and provides a list of organizations to contact for information and an index.

"Provides basic consumer health information for teens about asthma causes and treatments, controlling triggers, and coping with asthma at home and school. Includes index, resource information and recommendations for further reading"--Provided by publisher.

This book discusses asthma, a chronic lung disease, characterized by inflammation and swelling of the airways (bronchial tubes), including its symptoms, causes, treatments, and controversies over the causes of asthma.

Justin, a youngster who lives with allergies, and his friend Ashley make a game at the zoo of identifying things that can trigger allergies.

A young boy describes what it is like to have asthma, what happens during an asthma attack, and how his asthma can be treated and controlled.

Provides information about asthma, a condition that affects people's breathing, looking at who gets asthma, how it starts, what happens during an asthma attack, and its treatment.

Sixth-grader Jacob Katz struggles to overcome his asthma and the attentions of his overprotective brother as he tries to find a place among his peers.