The medical treatment of asthma usually involves short-acting and long-acting treatment, depending upon the frequency and severity of the disease and its symptoms. The short-acting medications usually involve bronchodilators or inhalers and nebulizers, along with selective bet2 agonists, such as salbutamol. The long-acting medications usually involve inhaled cortico-steroids and oral glucocorticoids for severe cases.

Asthma caused from allergies can be treated without the need for medical intervention if the asthmatic can avoid or remove the source of allergens and by maintaining better hygiene. This is very useful in case of allergies caused by dust mites, chemicals and other pollutants.

Research and data in various countries seem to indicate a correlation between increase in asthma along with an increase in obesity. In the US, the reported cases of asthma have gone up with the sharp increase in cases of obesity. Similarly, in Taiwan, research has confirmed the correlation between an increase in body mass index and that of asthmatic symptoms.

Asthma is not a curable disease and all available treatments help in controlling the symptoms and recurrence of attacks. The best way to control or manage the disease is by taking the necessary precautions so as to continue leading a normal life without the fear of asthma attacks.

There is no evidence available presently to confirm that bartonella can lead to allergies and consequently cause asthmatic symptoms.

Kenny G, a famous musician who plays the saxophone and trumpet and has sold millions of records worldwide has achieved all this inspite of being an asthma patient. Similarly, Ludwig van Beethoven, the musical genius led a normal life despite his asthma. Another such inspiring name is Jackie-Joyner Kersee, who won many Olympic gold medals as an athlete inspite of being an asthma patient.

The best way to prevent asthma is to keep the patients away from the triggers which cause the asthma attacks. The most common triggers which cause asthma attacks are dust, pollution, airborne allergens and extreme climatic conditions.

Although smoking is a primary cause or trigger for asthma attacks and in many cases regular smokers develop symptoms of asthma, it is usually not possible for any doctor to confirm whether the patient is a smoker.

Galen, a Greco-Roman doctor, was the first to discover that the cause for asthma was bronchial obstruction but the disease was originally described and named by Hippocrates, a Greek physician.

Bronchial asthma is caused by inflammation of the airways connecting to the lungs, which are also called bronchi. Bronchial asthma is an alternative name for asthma.