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 ...

Asthma is characterised by attacks of breathlessness, tight chest, wheezing and coughing which are caused by the airways becoming narrowed and inflamed. Some people may have these symptoms all of ...

The wheezing. The coughing. The extreme and sudden shortness of breath. These are symptoms that are attached to asthma, which ...

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 ...

All in all, the findings "suggest potential for repurposing anti-diabetic. drugs to much needed alternative treatments for asthma," said a team led by Chloe Bloom. She's a senior lecturer in ...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) is intensifying efforts to raise awareness about asthma and chronic obstructive ...