The allergy and immunology community mourns the loss of Marcus Maurer, MD, executive director of the Institute of Allergology ...

Asthma is a disease of the lungs that affects people of all ages and both sexes. About 1 in 13 people in the United States has asthma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not ...

The TGA has issued a requirement for new warnings to be provided with the drug montelukast, commonly used to treat asthma and ...

Therefore, treating asthma is a matter of managing it to ward off symptoms and prevent exacerbations (asthma attacks), typically with inhaled medications called controller inhalers, and relieving ...

Impacting millions of children in the U.S. alone, asthma can be particularly problematic to diagnose with specificity — ...

A simple, noninvasive nasal swab identified a predominance of T2-low asthma subtypes in racial and ethnic minority pediatric ...

However, you can also feel more congested when your asthma worsens or when you need adjustments in your asthma treatment. Chest congestion from asthma can cause symptoms like coughing, the need to ...

A novel diagnostic test using just a nasal swab could transform how doctors diagnose and treat childhood asthma. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed this non-invasive approach ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A set of chameleon-like immune cells could be contributing to severe asthma in ...

Nov. 27, 2024 — 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 ...

Currently, diagnosing asthma requires sophisticated breathing tests, typically found only at specialists, that can be ...

While the exact cause of asthma is unknown, certain genetic factors can increase the risk of developing the disease.