Occupational asthma is asthma that's caused or worsened by breathing in chemical fumes, gases, dust, or other substances on the job. Like other types of asthma, occupational asthma can cause chest ...
While serious complications from asthma have been on the downswing, the rise of obesity could blunt that progress. Here’s how to help your patients with obesity and asthma.
Respiratory physicians Dr Hannah Petty and Dr Nita Sehgal discuss management of treatment resistant asthma in primary care ...
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 ...
Most people with asthma are able to control their symptoms by using inhaled medicines each day. But for some people with severe asthma, inhaled medicines are not enough to keep symptoms under control.
Hormonal shifts may be quietly inflaming your airways.
Some people with very severe asthma symptoms have a condition called eosinophilic asthma. People with this type of asthma may need to use inhaled medicines along with a newer type of medicine that is ...
Exercise-induced asthma (known medically as exercise-induced bronchoconstriction) is a condition in which physical activity triggers symptoms similar to asthma. This condition affects approximately 90 ...
Asthma is a respiratory condition caused by inflammation and constriction (narrowing) of the airways. It can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing, or wheezing. Asthma is a long-term ...