Asthma is a disease characterized by hyper-reactivity of the airways and the trachea and bronchi to various stimuli. In plain English, this means that because of this hyper-reactivity or highly sensitized state, a simple irritant such as smoke or other allergen such as dust can provoke a bona fide asthma attack. I would like to [...]

The organs involved with the immune system are called the lymphoid organs, which affect growth, development, and the release of lymphocytes (a certain type of white blood cell). The blood vessels and lymphatic vessels are important parts of the lymphoid organs, because they carry the lymphocytes to and from different areas in the body. Each [...]

Respiratory diseases are always troublesome, and asthma is definitely no exception. Asthma affects around 22 million Americans, both children and adults alike. During the 1930s, asthma was believed to be a psychosomatic disease, with its main symptom wheezing interpreted as a suppressed cry for a child’s mother. It was once treated using psychoanalysis and “talking [...]

Causes of Asthma Medical experts and wellness practitioners have been questioning, for centuries, the causes of asthma. Most of them favor the idea that it stems from cells that have been damaged. As we know, asthma is caused by inflammation in the airways. When an asthma attacks takes place, the muscles surrounding the airways become [...]