Background Uncontrolled asthma is ... an emergency room or urgent care center because of asthma?’.14 In this study, covariates were categorised into the following groups: age (grouped into 18–40, ...

Community air monitoring efforts are ramping up throughout West Virginia as air quality advocates brace for expected ...

If you, or a loved one, suffers with a chronic lung disease, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or pulmonary fibrosis, there is hope for rebuilding strength and enjoying a more full and ...

The first new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years has been hailed as a "game-changer" by doctors and patients. A clinical trial of the drug benralizumab showed it was far more effective than ...

Benralizumab targets a type of white blood cell - called an eosinophil - that can cause inflammation and damage in the lungs. Eosinophils are implicated in about half of asthma attacks and a third ...

These particles are small enough to be breathed deep into the lungs and can rapidly trigger asthma symptoms, making it difficult to breathe. Melbourne experienced the world's largest epidemic ...

Asthma is a common lung condition, where people have breathing difficulties. Symptoms include breathlessness, coughing, wheezing and tightness in the chest. In the UK, around 5.4 million people have ...

After previously being treated with chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy, doctors at Duke explained those would not work as she faced lung cancer again. “While I got my boxing gloves on ...