Understanding Asthma: More than 20 million Americans have some form of the disease known as asthma. Get the basics on this common condition.

Treating Asthma: Asthma doesn't need to be a prescription to sit on the sidelines of life! A plethora of treatments can help sufferers boast normal, active existences.

Preventing an Asthma Attack: Although asthma has no cure, a flare-up of the disease can often be prevented. If you're asthmatic, learn what you can do to stop an attack before it starts.

Childhood Asthma: Nine million American children suffer from the chronic respiratory condition known as childhood-onset asthma. If yours is among them, you'll want to know all about helping your little one.

Exercise and Asthma: No couch potatoes here! Even asthmatics can—and should—get moving. Here are some tips to make that easy, safe, and fun.

Cough-Variant Asthma: Did you know that some asthma-sufferers have no trouble breathing? A different variety of the disease, cough-variant asthma, is just as serious as the more common version.

Asthma, Bronchial and Chest: If properly treated, patients with acute bronchial asthma should rarely need to be hospitalized. Information on drugs

Bronchial Asthma: The Sudden Catastrophic Death: Are you ready in case of an acute emergency?

TV talk about asthma: Mike Tringale is the director of External Affairs at AAFA, a consumer and patient advocacy organization serving more than 60 million people with asthma and allergies. Dr. William Berger: Dr. Berger is one of the nation's foremost experts on allergies and asthma.