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This analysis of patient-level data pooled across 22 randomized controlled trials showed that blood eosinophil count and FeNO also predict severe asthma attacks in moderate asthma. The implication ...
There are currently more than 26 million people living with asthma in the US — here are some strategies for mitigating asthma ...
For the 25 million Americans living with asthma, the fear of experiencing an attack without quick access to medication is all too real. While rescue inhalers remain the gold standard for treating ...
A MAN suffered several life-threatening asthma attacks after downing too much water. The 72-year-old was admitted to hospital in China after he began wheezing, felt chest tightness, and struggled ...
Sixteen-year-old Billie Wicks died after suffering her first ever asthma attack. Her parents rushed her to the Hampstead hospital on 15 September last year, but a new report reveals the A&E ...
An asthma attack, or flare-up, is the worsening of asthma symptoms in response to a trigger, such as an allergen, intense exercise, or an upper respiratory infection. These triggers cause the ...
Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of genome regions containing thousands of genetic variants ...
you can take steps to avoid your triggers and reduce your risk of an asthma attack. People living with asthma usually experience a similar set of symptoms: shortness of breath, wheezing ...
struggling to breathe through serious asthma attacks. “It feels like you suffocating. It's quite torturous,” she said of the experiences which left her often in a state of panic because it was ...
A Northamptonshire farm contractor was rushed to Kettering Hospital after suffering a severe asthma attack triggered by inhaling dust from hay bales. Robert Rutt, 76, woke up in the early hours of ...
Billie Wicks died age 16 after an asthma attack – the first she had ever had. On September 17 last year, her worried parents had rushed her to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, north London.