Dr. Weinberger is Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonary Division at the University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa. His primary area of research ...

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 ...

The 60-year-old from Whixall, Shropshire, has late-onset asthma, which is harder to control with typical asthma medications ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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