Although bronchial hyperresponsiveness to cholinergic agents is a main feature of asthma, the role of anticholinergic drugs in chronic asthma management has been largely underestimated. Several ...

Children who presented to the ED with severe asthma were eligible to enter the study. Severe asthma was classified as having all four features of respiratory distress (wheezing, sternal retraction ...

From the 12 haplotypes determined in this manner only four occurred in the majority of asthma patients analysed. In a subsequent clinical trial, both the haplotypes and the response to salbutamol ...

Doctors have been told to ration a lifesaving drug used in treating serious cases of asthma, emphysema and bronchitis. A UK-wide shortage of the liquid form of salbutamol, used to keep patients ...

Lung function test. We will ask you to blow into a special machine for as long and as hard as you can. Sputum induction test. This test involves inhaling a common asthma drug called salbutamol, then ...

Asthma is a condition in which the airways in your lungs narrow and swell. When asthma is triggered, the muscles around these airways tighten. There’s currently no cure for asthma, but treatment ...

The researchers ... Burning Incense Can Pose Health Risks for Those With Allergies and Asthma Oct. 24, 2024 — A new medically challenging case warns that, for those with allergies and asthma ...

1. Help them sit in a comfortable position and take their inhaler. When someone has an asthma attack, their airways narrow, making it difficult for them to breathe. An inhaler relaxes the muscles, ...

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 ...

Asthma is a condition that affects the airways carrying air into and out of the lungs. Smoking causes lung disease, heart disease and increased risks of several different types of cancer due to ...