Health Tip: Control Asthma

(HealthDay News) -- Asthma medications can tame your symptoms and greatly improve your quality of life.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says benefits of controlling asthma include:

• Better breathing.
• Regaining the ability to participate in sports and other physical activities.
• Better sleep.
• Freedom from wheezing and coughing.
• Avoiding hospital stays.