asthma

I'm self-isolating with my wife and 3 yr-old because I've assumed having both asthma AND type-1 diabetes makes me super high-risk if I get Covid-19. However, the emotional/developmental price is high for my daughter, as she's not seeing any friends or family. If I could be more certain of the...

An effective new treatment for asthma could be available within five years after scientists identified a previously unknown cause of the condition. Researchers claimed a breakthrough that could be particularly beneficial for people with severe asthma - where there is the greatest need for new...

All asthma reviews should consider not only patients' current control of the condition, but also factors that significantly drive up risk of an attack - including history of previous asthma attacks, poor current control of their asthma, and overuse of reliever medication, the latest advice says...

Patients with mild, persistent asthma and low eosinophil levels fare no better with inhaled corticosteroids than with placebo, results from the Steroids in Eosinophil Negative Asthma (SIENA) study (NCT02066298) show. "We've been sending the message that something bad is going to happen if you...

Four million cases of childhood asthma could be caused by air pollution from traffic - around 13% of those diagnosed each year, a global study suggests. Current pollution guidelines may need changing because most children developing asthma live in areas within recommended levels, the authors...

Asthma sufferers are rationing how much of their medication they take because they cannot afford to pay NHS prescription charges, a report has said. An estimated 1.3 million people with asthma in England do not take their medication regularly because of the cost involved, according to a survey...

Young people in the UK are more likely to die from asthma than those in other wealthy countries, a report has found. Death rates for asthma in 10 to 24-year-olds was highest in the UK among all 14 European nations included in an analysis of 19 high-income countries. The UK also had the highest...

Asthma sufferers are being encouraged to wear a scarf over their nose and mouth to prevent asthma attacks this winter. Breathing in cold, damp air can make the airways tighten and trigger an attack in three out of four people, charity Asthma UK says. This can leave people coughing, wheezing...

Eating processed meat might make asthma symptoms worse, say researchers. Consuming more than four portions a week is a risk, suggests the study of nearly 1,000 French people, published in the journal Thorax. The researchers believe it could be a preservative called nitrite used in meats such...

Taking Vitamin D supplements in addition to asthma medication appears to cut the risk of severe asthma attacks, a review of evidence suggests. An independent review by the Cochrane research body of nine clinical trials found it also cut the rate of asthma attacks needing steroid treatment. But...

An experimental pill could help adults with severe asthma, an early study in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal suggests. In the small trial, patients who were given the drug, known as Fevipiprant, had less inflammation in their airways. And some patients with uncontrolled asthma felt...

Too many children are being incorrectly diagnosed with asthma, with inhalers being dispensed for no good reason and becoming almost "fashion accessories", say two specialists in the illness. Prof Andrew Bush and Dr Louise Fleming warn that although steroid inhalers are life-saving when used...

Hi all, I'm 17 and my mum has had Type 2 Diabetes for 20-something years now, after gestational diabetes with my elder sister. T2 runs down my mum's side of the family (yay genes..) and I have grown up with it in my life; I have memories from my childhood of sitting on the bed with my mum...