This program deals with the nature of bronchial and allergic asthma and with the diagnosis and treatment of childhood allergies. It explains how asthma attacks can be triggered by allergies, respiratory infections, exercise, and emotional stress; shows by means of animation how the bronchial tubes of asthmatics become inflamed and constricted during an attack; stresses the early diagnosis and treatment of childhood asthma; and explains what treatments are recommended. (19 minutes)