Excessive use of reliever inhalers for asthma is linked to a significantly increased risk of dying from the disease, a new study revealed today. Researchers found that over-use of short acting ...

Children from the most deprived areas are four times more likely to die from an asthma attack, a charity has warned.

26 when he suffered the asthma attack. "He's at home (and) he says ‘dad I think I need to go to the hospital ... "I guess he ...

The cost of medication to treat asthma, the chronic lung disease, is stopping one in six US adults from taking their ...

Asthma hospitalisations among Māori have decreased, according to a new study, but experts warn there is still a long way to ...

Patients diagnosed with asthma should no longer be prescribed SABA alone There are clear data that unopposed or excessive use ...

Massachusetts families are still struggling to find alternatives almost a year after GlaxoSmithKline canceled a widely ...

If an asthma attack is mild, the symptoms can usually be controlled by using an inhaler. If this does not help, however, you should see your doctor urgently or go to the hospital emergency room.

Despite the positive findings, the research reveals a persistent two-and-a-half-fold disparity in asthma hospitalisation rates between Māori and non-Māori, indicating that while progress has been made ...