When presented with the same clinical information about a series of pediatric asthma patients, specialists varied in the conclusions they drew. The 14 pediatric pulmonologists and allergists in this ...

A peak flow meter is a simple, small, hand-held tool that can help you maintain control of asthma by providing a measurement of how well air moves out of the lungs. After blowing into the device, the ...

The wheezing. The coughing. The extreme and sudden shortness of breath. These are symptoms that are attached to asthma, which is a surprisingly common condition. According to the Asthma and Allergy ...

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Severe asthma can have a devastating effect on sufferers, affecting their ability to work or go to school and to lead normal lives. It is difficult to treat because it is ...

, , Division of Allergy-Immunology and the Ernest S. Bazley Allergy and Asthma Center, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School; Chicago, Ill. A clinical encounter of a pregnant ...

If you’re an asthma sufferer, or are friends with, related to or dating one, you likely have a little blue puffer in a bag, car, or cabinet somewhere. Now, the guidelines for treating asthma have been ...

Gastroesophageal reflux is common among patients with asthma but often causes mild or no symptoms. It is not known whether treatment of gastroesophageal reflux with proton-pump inhibitors in patients ...

Asthma is one of the most common long-term health conditions, so why does getting diagnosed and treated still rely on where you live, who you visit, or even your ethnicity? To commemorate World Asthma ...

People who have symptoms of both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have a condition known as asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS). Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes ...