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<div class="HwContainer HwElement" id="HwContainer"><a class="HwMainSkipNavigation" href="#HwContentTitle"><span class="HwAccessibilityText">Skip Navigation</span></a><div class="HwBlock" id="HwMain" role="main"><div class="HwRow"><div class="HwColumn" id="HwColumnSidebar1"><div class="HwCustom" id="HwCustomSidebar"> </div></div><div class="HwColumn" id="HwColumnContent"><div id="HwContentTop"> </div><div class="HwTypeConditionCenter HwContentWrapper HwElement" role="article" id="HwContentWrapper"><div class="HwCustom" id="HwCustomContentTop"> </div><div class="HwContentHeader"><p><a name="top" id="Hwtop"><span class="HwAccessibilityText">Top of the page</span></a>Learning Center</p></div><div class="HwContentTitle"><h1 id="HwContentTitle" tabindex="-1">Asthma</h1></div><div class="HwContentTopNavigation"> </div><div class="HwContent"><div class="HwNavigationSection HwSectionSpecialSection" id="sec-tb1835"><h2 class="HwSectionTitle">Learn about asthma</h2> <figure class="HwMedicalImage HwMedicalImageWrapper hw-medical-figure" data-hw-width="163"><img data-hw-resource-path="media/medical/hw/lc_asthma.png" alt data-hw-height="163" data-hw-width="163" src="https://ixbapi.healthwise.net/Resource/14.3/en-us/media/medical/hw/lc_asthma.png" hw:resource-path="media/medical/hw/lc_asthma.png" hw:release-quarter="14.3"></figure> <p>If you or your child has asthma, you know how scary it can be when you can't catch your breath. 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Learning all you can about asthma is the first step to living the life you want, and our asthma topics are here to help. </p> <div> <div class="HwOptionalAll"> <p>Find practical, how-to information in topics such as: </p> <ul> <li> <a data-hw-type="Major" data-hw-document-href="hw271348" data-hw-section="acp0087" hw:document-type="Major" hw:document-href="hw271348" data-hwid="hw271348" hw:section-href="acp0087" href="?id=hw271348#acp0087">Asthma in Teens and Adults</a>. </li> <li> <a data-hw-type="Actionset" data-hw-document-href="aa6664" data-hw-section="tp16418" hw:document-type="Actionset" hw:document-href="aa6664" data-hwid="aa6664" hw:section-href="tp16418" href="?id=aa6664#tp16418">Asthma: Measuring Peak Flow</a>. </li> <li> <a data-hw-type="Actionset" data-hw-document-href="tb1757" data-hw-section="tb1758" hw:document-type="Actionset" hw:document-href="tb1757" data-hwid="tb1757" hw:section-href="tb1758" href="?id=tb1757#tb1758">Asthma: Taking Charge of Your Asthma</a>. </li> <li> <a data-hw-type="Actionset" data-hw-document-href="aa6560" data-hw-section="tp16427" hw:document-type="Actionset" hw:document-href="aa6560" data-hwid="aa6560" hw:section-href="tp16427" href="?id=aa6560#tp16427">Asthma: Using an Asthma Action Plan</a>. </li> <li> <a data-hw-type="Actionset" data-hw-document-href="uz2083" data-hw-section="uz2084" hw:document-type="Actionset" hw:document-href="uz2083" data-hwid="uz2083" hw:section-href="uz2084" href="?id=uz2083#uz2084">Breathing Problems: Using a Dry Powder Inhaler</a>. </li> <li> <a data-hw-type="Actionset" data-hw-document-href="aa6623" data-hw-section="tp16424" hw:document-type="Actionset" hw:document-href="aa6623" data-hwid="aa6623" hw:section-href="tp16424" href="?id=aa6623#tp16424">Breathing Problems: Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler</a>. </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div><div class="HwNavigationSection HwSectionMoreInfo" id="sec-center1042-ConCtr"><a class="HwSectionNameTag" name="center1042-ConCtr" id="anchor-center1042-ConCtr" 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