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Asthma

Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing. Asthma can be controlled by taking medicine and avoiding the triggers that can cause an attack (CDC External Web Site Icon).

Task Force Findings
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Health Information Technology: Text Messaging Interventions for Medication Adherence Among Patients with Chronic Diseases

Recommended (sufficient evidence) Completed August 2017

Asthma: Home-Based Multi-Trigger, Multicomponent Environmental Interventions – Children and Adolescents with Asthma

Recommended (strong evidence) Completed June 2008

Asthma: Home-Based Multi-Trigger, Multicomponent Environmental Interventions – Adults with Asthma

Insufficient Evidence Completed June 2008
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For More on this Topic

CDC, Asthma External Web Site Icon

CDC, National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) External Web Site Icon

American Lung Association External Web Site Icon

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program External Web Site Icon

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma External Web Site Icon

U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development Healthy Homes Program External Web Site Icon

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Asthma External Web Site Icon

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