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Causes & Prevention

Asthma has many causes and no cure. Learn more about asthma's causes and ways you can address triggers, alleviate symptoms, and avoid allergy attacks.

  1. What Causes Asthma?
  2. Asthma Risk Factors: Who Gets Asthma?
  3. Allergies That Trigger Asthma
  4. Food Allergies as an Asthma Trigger
  5. Exercise-Induced Asthma
  6. Heartburn and Asthma
  7. Smoking and Asthma
  8. Drugs That May Trigger an Asthma Attack
  9. How To Prevent Asthma Attacks
  10. Asthma and Flu
  11. Allergy Shots for Asthma

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