Asthma
Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath.
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Asthma can be managed easily
Asthma remains most under diagnosed, under treated and less understood ailments...
Living With
New Delhi > India
Breathing Trouble? 7 Signs Your Lungs Are in the Danger Zone
This term, which stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, refers to a combination of two conditions, emphysema and chronic obstructive bronchitis, both of which are caused by lung damage from smoking...
Tests & Diagnosis
New York > USA
5 Foods For Better Breathing
What you put in your shopping cart might help you put down the inhaler: An Indiana University review finds that many foods might stave off the symptoms of exercise-induced asthma...
Tests & Diagnosis
Bloomington > USA
5 New Breath Tests That Could Save Your Life
Breath tests for these life-threatening illnesses and more are available today, or will be soon, thanks to fast-moving research into high-tech sensors and how diseases affect the chemistry of breath...
Tests & Diagnosis
Majority of Patients have Poorly Controlled Asthma
Clear indication of poor asthma control - guidelines state that the condition is not being well managed if patients require their reliever inhaler more than three times a week...
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London > United Kingdom
Call for change in approach to Asthma Management
Management of asthma are based on a historical view of the disease that mostly relates to airflow in the lungs...
Tests & Diagnosis
Southampton > United Kingdom
Anxiety and depression worsen quality of life of Asthma Patients
One in three patients had a psychiatric diagnosis, which is a much higher prevalence than that for the general population, the team reports in the journal Chest...
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Montreal > Canada
