http://asthma.blogdrive.com/ Asthma Help Blog Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:30:00 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2008. Support Illnesses Health & Medicine http://asthma.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:59:59 GMT Asthma is a chronic condition involving the respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict, become inflamed, often in response to one or more triggers. These episodes may be triggered by such things as exposure to an environmental stimulant such as an allergen, environmental tobacco smoke, cold or warm air, perfume, pet dander, moist air, exercise or exertion, emotional stress. In some individuals asthma is characterized by chronic respiratory impairment. In others it is an intermittent illness marked by episodic symptoms that may result from a number of triggering events,... (more) http://asthma.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1