Over the last 25 years, the prevalence of asthma has increased worldwide among children and adolescents; this inflammatory disease epidemic has been well documented in different developed countries ...

This case presents a patient with poorly controlled asthma that remains refractory to treatment despite use of standard-of-care therapeutic options. For patients such as this, one needs to embark on ...

This case study has been carried out by Carol Stonham MBE, a Medical Advisory Board member. Carol has worked as a registered nurse since 1986, shifting from acute hospital care to primary care by 1990 ...

There is no "typical" nonadherent patient, so identifying medication adherence can be challenging. Patient diaries or checklists have been shown to overestimate compliance. It is helpful to ...

A new study reveals ‘pseudo leukotrienes’—not the usual suspects—may be the real cause of asthma inflammation and symptoms.

Kamal Kumar Singhal, a 44-year-old resident of Uttamnagar, Delhi, has been living with asthma since 2018. Initially, he consulted doctors who conducted a thorough medical examination and confirmed his ...

Gas stoves, found in more than 40 million U.S. homes, are likely giving some children asthma, new research suggests. A study published Friday suggests that around 50,000 current cases of pediatric ...