Genetic research in asthma has proceeded on a few different fronts: identifying variants that might predict response to therapy, identifying variants that are associated with the development of the ...

How is severe asthma defined and who does it affect? Internationally, severe asthma is defined as anybody who is on maximum therapy, which has no measurable side effects, but still have symptoms of ...

How many children does asthma affect? How does asthma impact a child’s daily life? Asthma affects about 1 in every 10 children and the prevalence seems to be increasing. Asthma impacts children in ...

Comes in May, and the word is chest diseases among the science community, as World Asthma Day is celebrated each year on 5 May to raise awareness of asthma worldwide. According to the World Health ...

Interview: Detecting and treating asthma 01/07/2016 We talk to Dr. Ulrich Wahn about the causes of and therapies for chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, and how lifestyle changes can help ...

A growing body of research on Covid-19 suggests that the virus’ link to asthma is far more complex than experts might have anticipated. Early in the pandemic, researchers racing to identify the ...

The lung specialist from Berlin explains the different types of asthma and discusses effective therapies and prevention strategies. The interview as video on demand ...

Asthma is a respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. Today, flare-ups of asthma are typically self-treated through the use of an inhaler ...

What Is an Asthma Attack? An asthma attack is a sudden worsening of asthma symptoms caused by the tightening of muscles around your airways. This tightening is called a bronchospasm. During the asthma ...

To quantify the strength of the relationship between asthma and other chronic diseases and to analyse whether co-morbidities contribute to unscheduled asthma care. Against this background, we used ...

Asthma medication plays a key role in how well you control your condition. There are two main types of treatment, each geared toward a specific goal. Controller medications are the most important ...

Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! When you hear the name Kristin Chenoweth, there are a multitude of things that could ...