Struggling with worsening asthma? Your home may be the culprit. Discover hidden indoor triggers that could be making your ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory (lung) ...

Although bronchial hyperresponsiveness to cholinergic agents is a main feature of asthma, the role of anticholinergic drugs in chronic asthma management has been largely underestimated.

Airway remodeling can negatively impact how well your asthma medications work and can leave you with persistent symptoms despite treatment. Having asthma isn’t a guarantee you’ll develop lung ...

The prospective, epidemiologic School Inner-City Asthma Study (SICAS) evaluated potential biomarkers of inflammation associated with radon exposure among children aged 4 to 13 years with persistent ...

A recent study suggests that diaphragm function may be a treatable trait in asthma, contributing to persistent symptoms and ...

Doctors do not use chest X-rays to diagnose asthma. However, you may require a chest X-ray if you’re in the hospital or emergency department because of a severe asthma attack. It can help ...

Moderate to severe persistent asthma inadequately controlled by inhaled corticosteroids in adults and children ages 6 years and older with a positive skin test or in vitro reactivity to a ...

The ability of four different asthma assessment tools to predict each of five adverse clinical asthma outcomes was modeled using both logistic regression and CART analysis using data collected for ...