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 ...

Researchers say they have found the first new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years. The injection dampens part of the immune system that can go into overdrive in flare-ups of both asthma and a ...

Victoria's chief health officer says there is a high risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma in parts of regional Victoria. Thunderstorm asthma is when high amounts of grass pollen and a certain type ...

A new guideline published today recommends chronic asthma should be diagnosed by healthcare professionals when people first show symptoms by using simple tests. The guideline also says healthcare ...

A new Aussie study aims to uncover more about an event that killed 10 people and forced thousands more to seek medical attention. The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research has designed a study in ...

A new study on a drug widely prescribed for asthma is binding itself to receptors in the brain and is linked to severe mental health issues and suicide, according to new research. The Food and ...

Government researchers have found that a widely prescribed asthma drug originally sold by Merck & Co may be linked to serious mental health problems for some patients, according to a scientific ...

An asthma drug prescribed to millions of children has been found to cause suicidal thoughts, hallucinations and other psychiatric conditions. Government-backed research found that montelukast ...

A Reuters report on Friday revealed that FDA researchers have found additional molecular evidence tying blockbuster asthma therapy montelukast to adverse neuropsychiatric effects. FDA researchers have ...

U.S. government researchers have found that a widely prescribed asthma drug originally sold by Merck & Co (MRK.N), opens new tab may be linked to serious mental health problems for some patients ...

Severe asthma does not respond well to regular asthma treatments, such as inhaled corticosteroids and inhaled bronchodilator medications. Those with severe asthma usually find their symptoms ...