Asthma management is very personalized. Find out what goes into to an asthma action plan and how medications are prescribed ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ), are the fifth-leading ...

Tiotropium, the first-choice long-acting bronchodilator in COPD, has been studied in severe asthmatics and in COPD patients with a history of asthma, showing an additional bronchodilator effect on ...

Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of genome regions containing thousands of genetic variants associated with asthma, but it's still not clear which variants have an ...

A 72-year-old Chinese man was hospitalised after drinking excess water, triggering the worst asthma attack, making him unable ...

Pollution affects not just lungs, it damages hearts, triggers strokes, and harms unborn babies. Keep these causes in mind and ...

Asthma and allergy shot side effects It’s common for asthma and allergy shots to cause some mild side effects. In fact, up to 1 in 2 people experience mild symptoms after receiving an allergy shot.

Khalaf Z, Bush A, Saglani S, et al. Influence of age on clinical characteristics, pharmacological management and exacerbations in children with asthma. Thorax 2024;79:112-119. To read the full NIHR ...

Children exposed to higher levels of ozone in their first two years of life were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with asthma or wheezing at ages 4-6 — but researchers didn’t observe the ...