This longitudinal examination of the asthma medication ratio in a national sample of children has determined the predictive accuracy of a rolling 3-month ratio. Objectives: The asthma medication ratio ...

People with hard-to-treat asthma often have to use medicines such as systemic steroids that broadly suppress the immune ...

July 18 (UPI) --University of Texas researchers have determined that effective treatment of asthma must include a physical, breathing exams and a review of health history. Nearly 8 percent of adults ...

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found 33 per cent of adults recently diagnosed with asthma by their physicians did not have an active form of the ...

Tezspire (tezepelumab-ekko) is a monthly injection used to treat severe asthma. It was approved by the FDA in 2021 for use in addition to other asthma controlling medicines in people 12 and older.

Blood oxygen level is the amount of oxygen circulating in the blood. During an asthma attack, a person may have a lower blood oxygen level, as asthma can reduce the capacity to take in oxygen. Red ...

Four Examples of Patients with Obstructive Airway Disease. According to a case definition of ACOS that has been widely promulgated, the syndrome is estimated to be present in 15 to 45% of the ...

When you have asthma, the airways in your lungs get narrow and swollen. They also make too much mucus. This sets off spasms in the tubes that let air in and out of your lungs (bronchial tubes). The ...

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 ...