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 ...

A recent trial finds an injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further treatment by 30%. An ...

Credit: Getty Images The GINA 2024 asthma update includes new guidance on medications, monitoring, treatment goals, remission, cough variant asthma, children, and more. The Global Initiative for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A previously proposed algorithm uses noninvasive and accessible biomarkers to classify patients with severe ...

Scientists have found a new treatment for people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that may be more effective than current options. Over the past 50 years, treatment options ...

As the prevalence of asthma continues to increase, the financial impact on the healthcare costs of the United States does as well. Managed care pharmacists are ideally situated to unite the shared ...

A new set of guidelines recognizes the complexity in the interaction between a patient’s genetics and the environment. By Jane E. Brody Asthma may be a disease with one name. But experts say that ...

This retrospective cohort study evaluated baseline demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns of US patients with asthma who newly initiated ...

PARIS — Pregnancy is a period of asthma instability; it entails an increased risk for exacerbations. While therapeutic de-escalation, if not the outright cessation of maintenance treatment, is common, ...

Status asthmaticus is a severe form of asthma with symptoms similar to a typical asthma attack. In status asthmaticus, symptoms may worsen as the attack continues, and typical treatment may not help.