Occupational asthma without a latency period is often termed irritant-induced asthma (IIA). The Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS) is the best known and best characterized form of IIA.

Asthma has certain features that remain the same across most types: Because of this, it's easy to assume that all types of ...

The term “exercise-induced asthma” was used in the past to describe this phenomenon, but experts consider it outdated because exercise itself doesn’t cause someone to develop asthma.

Exercise-induced asthma—medically referred to as exercise-induced bronchoconstriction—is a type of asthma that occurs as a result of exercise or physical activity. About 90% of people with asthma ...

COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EIB: Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction; IβA: Inhaled β 2-agonist; ICS: Inhaled corticosteroid. Globally, the prevalence of asthma continues to ...

Asthma is classically considered a disorder ... Therefore, the initiation and maintenance of inflammation at epithelial surfaces is induced by local mechanisms that have marked effects on the ...

If you live with asthma, you may experience asthma attacks, which can make it difficult to breathe. Asthma attacks can be serious and cause death. Understanding the warning signs, sticking to a ...

Asthma is a medical condition that affects the airways – the tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. When someone has an asthma attack, these tubes become narrowed, making it difficult to ...

Researchers from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of new spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitors, BI-894416 and BI-1342561, being ...

Cysteinyl leukotrienes are established mediators of bronchial asthma and have agonist roles ... that atopic human serum IgE mediated allergen-induced generation of SRS-A in monkey lungs and ...

Sep. 10, 2024 — Women who are being treated for asthma are more likely to miscarry and need fertility treatment to get pregnant, according to a large study. However, the study also suggests that ...