There are many myths about asthma and how to treat it—perhaps none more misleading than the belief that asthma is not a serious health condition. Stanley Fineman, MD, MBA First of all, asthma is ...

However, asthma is a chronic condition that can persist into adulthood. Regular monitoring and management are crucial, even if symptoms appear to improve. Myth 6: All asthma medications are ...

Scientists have found a new treatment for people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that may be more effective than current options. Over the past 50 years, treatment ...

Asthma causes your airways to constrict, and humid air can make it more difficult to breathe. You can keep humidity at reasonable levels indoors and take steps to protect yourself outside in humid ...

The airways of people with asthma are sensitive to triggers such ... we are hoping that might stop attacks from happening at all." One possible preventive treatment the researchers are exploring ...

Adults with current asthma were included. In all, 2,985,882 participants indicated cost-related non-adherence to asthma medication, which was defined as having answered "yes" to any of three ...

Asthma is associated with memory problems in children, a new study has found. Further, the early onset of asthma might worsen potential memory deficits in kids, researchers found. This is the ...

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