University of Utah Health is now offering a bronchial thermoplasty (BT) procedure, which can greatly reduce the frequency and severity of asthma attacks. Patients who experience severe asthma have ...

LANSDALE, Pa. (WPVI) -- For most people with asthma, medication helps keep things under control. But when those fail, a treatment using heat to open airways may bring long-term relief. A Lansdale, Pa.

CORTISONE has become increasingly available for therapy, and many investigators 1–10 have reported its dramatic role in the relief of asthmatic attacks; yet the mechanism by which it relieves symptoms ...

Bronchial thermoplasty, a novel treatment for severe asthma, may be worth considering for patients with severe asthmatic cough who do not respond to conventional asthma therapies, data from a recent ...

THE problem of chronic asthma can be trying to the patient and his family as well as to the physician. All too often, there is an atmosphere of discouragement and despondency on the part of the person ...

On bad days, even a short walk can be a struggle for Sankaran Lakshmi. The software programmer and mother of three, has suffered from severe asthma for more than 20 years. "I can't get up from the bed ...

Bronchial asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that is reversible in certain cases, usually presents with cough, difficulty of breathing, and wheezing. Although most people can ...

Asthma is a chronic, lifelong condition without a cure that can cause life-threatening symptoms and affects 3.8 million Canadians. 1–3 Although inhaled medication is the cornerstone of therapy, ...

This case presents a patient with poorly controlled asthma that remains refractory to treatment despite use of standard-of-care therapeutic options. For patients such as this, one needs to embark on ...

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness may indicate the presence of cough-variant asthma in nonsmokers who have chronic cough, new research shows. This research shows that sensitivity in the bronchial tubes—a ...

Asthma medications often lose their effectiveness over time, and do not prevent the bronchial tissue from thickening. Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, the University of Bonn, and Bonn University ...