???Asthma is a chronic disease and should be treated as such,??? says Pierre Vauthy, M.D., a ProMedica Physicians pediatric pulmonologist who has cared for children with asthma and other lung conditions for more than 30 years. ???Compared to when I started in practice, we are now better able to diagnose the condition, recognize the triggers, and know how to treat new attacks right at the time they