A new study sought to better understand the independent or combined influence of mucus and eosinophils on impaired breathing in patients with severe asthma. Mucus plugs were seen in all patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dupilumab facilitated the reversal of persistent airflow obstruction and improved clinical outcomes among ...

Expert Rev Resp Med. 2012;6(1):117-127. Finally, educational activities and the development of some implementation plans at the regional or country level has obtained consistent results in terms of a ...

Acute exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease (COPD) and asthma are potentiallylife-threatening clinical events that may result insubstantial morbidity and mortality. Treatment ofthese ...

Jordan, a 32-year-old man with chronic, poorly controlled asthma, has been in the emergency department for 1 hour with only partial response to aggressive bronchodilator therapy and a single ...

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 ...

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 ...

In asthma, no other drug has demonstrated a better efficacy than ICS, at least when unselected patients are considered. In effect, ICS are effective on the many steps of the inflammatory cascade, from ...