What is asthma? -- The onset and course of asthmatic disease -- Allergies and asthma -- Allergic complications associated with asthma -- Identifying the cause of asthma -- Avoiding the cause of your asthma -- Diet and asthma -- Chemical and occupational asthma -- Exercise, sports, and the asthmatic -- Sugery, anesthesia, and asthma -- Pregnancy and asthma -- Self-help for people with asthma -- Medical care -- The use of drugs to prevent or relieve asthma symptoms -- Allergy shots and asthma treatment -- The treatment of acute asthma --Summer camps and care programs for asthmatics -- Traveling with asthma -- Home remedies and alternative strategies in the treatment of asthma -- Appendix A : Keeping current with asthma care -- Appendix B : Sources of products for people with asthma.