Welcome to our 7th e-tutorial on asthma in adults. Recap: In our first tutorial you learnt that you can lead a perfectly normal life if your asthma is managed properly. Our 1st Take charge step: ...

A recent trial finds an injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further treatment by 30%. An ...

A new form of treatment for serious asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could be “a game changer” for patients, according to respiratory experts. Doctors said the new way to treat ...

The first new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years has been hailed as a "game-changer" by doctors and patients. A clinical trial of the drug benralizumab showed it was far more effective than ...

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 options ...

See recommendations on initial clinical assessment in the BTS, NICE and SIGN guideline on asthma. See also, the tables on alternative diagnoses in wheezy children and alternative diagnoses in adults ...

Researchers identified 465 asthma hotspots. New South Wales had 38.9 per cent of the hotspots, Victoria 20.9 per cent, Queensland 18.1 per cent and Tasmania 11 per cent. Asthma Australia said there ...

The development of asthma has been linked to antibiotics exposure in young mice, with research finding this increases the risk of allergy later in life. Scientists have found this can be mitigated by ...

Most people with asthma are able to control their symptoms by using inhaled medicines each day. But for some people with severe asthma, inhaled medicines are not enough to keep symptoms under control.

Credit: Getty Images The GINA 2024 asthma update includes new guidance on medications, monitoring, treatment goals, remission, cough variant asthma, children, and more. The Global Initiative for ...

UK scientists say they have found a new cause behind much of the damage asthma causes. Cells lining the airways are squeezed to destruction during an attack, their research shows. And drugs to prevent ...