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What is Asthma?
Asthma is a chronic or long-term disease of the airways, which are the tubes that carry air into our lungs. Asthma causes swelling in our airways and makes the tubes you breathe through get smaller, making breathing difficult.
The good news is that asthma can be treated and well-controlled and doesn't have to interfere with your or your child's daily life.
Asthma Awareness May 2025
Events and celebrations sponsored by
Asthma Canada in recognition of Asthma Awareness.
- Wildfire Smoke linked to rise in ER visits for asthma (study): Global News
- ImmuniForce: The Anaphylaxis Strike A new children's graphic novel teaching kids severe allergy & asthma safety
- Asthma in Children: Booklet written by Dr. Tom Kozesi, Pediatric Respirologist, (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario)
- Watch this informative webinar on “The Role of Vaccines in Respiratory Health”, Asthma Canada
- RxHelp Card programs allow patients to benefit from payment assistance with their medication
- Circle of Care: Taking Control of Asthma – A Guide for Patients (AstraZeneca)
- Children with asthma at risk of anxiety, (University of Queensland Australia)
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