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 ...

This latest revision of national guidance on asthma management was produced jointly by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) in October 2014 and ...

New research from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has shown the chance of being correctly diagnosed with asthma varies widely ...

Respiratory Education Services, LLC, provides outreach and education to healthcare professionals regarding current guidelines and resources for asthma diagnosis and management. Sessions for healthcare ...

If you have asthma, summer can be a difficult season. Heat and humidity can affect your airways, with hot air causing them to tighten and narrow. This can trigger wheezing, breathing difficulty (such ...

the role of anticholinergic drugs in chronic asthma management has been largely underestimated. Several single-dose studies comparing acute bronchodilation induced by ipratropium bromide with ...

"Optimal management of asthma may be driven by patient values and preferences, balancing key benefits and key harms in these patients, and clinical guidelines should be updated to reflect differences ...

Because of this, it's easy to assume that all types of asthma are fundamentally the same. While that's true to an extent, differences between the types matter—making an accurate diagnosis crucial. You ...