A majority of adults with asthma believe their symptoms are well-controlled. Asthma symptoms are viewed by them as a normal part of their life. Asthma symptoms can include: Shortness of breath Wheezing Persistent cough Chest pain Trouble sleeping Daytime fatigue Asthma can change over time, with the seasons and with circumstances. Many...

    Inhaled corticosteroids, known commonly and for the rest of this discussion as ‘inhaled steroids,’ have been the preferred daily treatment since the 1980s to prevent asthma symptoms for those who would otherwise have asthma more than two days every week.  The basis for creating this class of medication in the 1970s was to achieve...

Sometimes we are inclined to believe that history repeats itself, as highlighted by the famous remark by Santayana about not learning from the mistakes of the past.  That cannot be said overall about the history of science —it is clearly an upward progression when the advances in DNA technology are considered.  And, allergists have...

Evidence shows that the development of an active partnership between a patient with asthma, their caregivers and health care providers establishes open communication, and that education in self-management improves outcomes of chronic asthma. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), as well as the Allergy and Asthma...