Most children with asthma in the UK don’t regularly receive guideline-recommended monitoring; when they do, exacerbations are ...

GP and respiratory expert Dr Andrew Whittamore outlines the key updates in new joint NICE/BTS/SIGN asthma guidelines and advises on how best to implement the changes NICE has worked with BTS and SIGN ...

Inhaled beta-2 agonists. albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin), pirbuterol (Maxair), terbutaline (Brethaire), or bitolterol (Tornalate). Two to four inhalations of the metered dose inhaler can be used ...

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 ...

According to a recent study, financial constraint was a major contributor to nonadherence to medications in adults with asthma in the United States.

Four million cases of childhood asthma could be caused by air pollution from traffic - around 13% of those diagnosed each year, a global study suggests. Current pollution guidelines may need ...

guidelines on asthma management. Bedfont ® manufactures the NObreath ® Fractional exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) device, which aids in diagnosing and managing asthma. Nitric oxide is a gas found in ...

GP practices are facing confusion over different approaches to asthma diagnosis set out in the QOF and in the new UK joint guidelines. In the long-awaited update, NICE, BTS and SIGN guidelines ...

Of the 54 children who died of asthma between 2019 and 2023, more than 90% were exposed to air pollution levels above World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, according to a new report ...

Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, and early onset of asthma may exacerbate memory deficits, ...