For many children, asthma can be a constant specter, with attacks at the most inconvenient and terrifying times. New research ...

Changes in recommendations for the use of inhaled corticosteroids are likely to have the biggest overall impact on clinical practice. For patients with severe asthma, triple therapy is now the ...

Metered-dose inhaler propellants have contributed a rising amount to greenhouse gases in the U.S. Emissions per inhaler ...

Discover a study showing budesonide–formoterol cuts childhood asthma attacks by 45%, offering a safer alternative to ...

The use of clinical guidelines for the management of asthma can help improve patient outcomes and control costs. This article explores ways that managed care organizations can encourage physicians to ...

Among pediatric patients with intermittent asthma, around one-third did not have significant acute care needs over a 2-year ...

The guidance, which includes 19 recommendations, was published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. It represents the first updates to federal comprehensive asthma management and treatment ...

(HealthDay News) — Adding practice facilitation (PF) to other strategies may improve adherence to asthma guidelines in the primary care setting, according to research published in the May/June issue ...

Representing a major revision, the rules say you should take into account both underlying disease and responsiveness to treatment. Since 1993, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has issued ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Asthma care in the Netherlands is divided between different health care providers, including respiratory ...

Medscape: We're here today with Dr. Mark T. O'Hollaren, Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University and Director of Clinical Outreach for OHSU Healthcare. This is the ...