in three countries (the UK, Spain and Sweden) poor inhaler technique accounted for over €750 million in direct and indirect costs in 2015, for the two most commonly used DPIs [18]. These cost data, together with the increasing prevalence of obstructive lung diseases...
Incorrect use of medicines, such as an inhaler Cigarette smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke Exposure to chemicals in the air Lung or sinus infections How is persistent asthma diagnosed? Your healthcare provider will examine you and listen to your lungs. He or she will ask if you or any...
Cost-effectiveness and comparative effectiveness of biologic therapy for asthma: to biologic or not to biologic? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019;122(4):367-372. doi:10.1016/j.anai.2019.01.018PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 11. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Needs assessment ...
Could better inhalers help patients, and the planet? Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, sits in an exam room across from Joel Rubinstein, who has asthma. Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a checkup and hear a surprising ... May...
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) was established in 1993 by the World Health Organization and the US National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to improve asthma awareness, prevention and management worldwide. GINA develops and publishes evidence-bas
Asthma is a disease of the airways in the lung, leading to inflammation and spasm of the breathing tubes. This makes it difficult for the person affected with asthma to breathe properly and causes wheezing,coughingand shortness of breath. Asthma increases the sensitivity of the lungs to things...
red or orange in colour. They are used by people who need regular treatment for their asthma and are usually used if you are having to use your Ventolin inhaler more than once or twice a week. They are most effective when used twice a day, every day (in the morning and the evening)...
TheAmerican Lung Associationis the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States. They provideinformation on asthma, allergies, and other respiratory illnesses as well as ways tostop smoking. For in-depth information on ongoingclinical trials, go to the American Lung Association's Find a...
Patients with delayed pattern food allergy have the most severe and persistent inflammatory form of chronic asthma. While airborne problems are more obvious to asthmatic sufferers, food problems may be a well-hidden source of lung disease. Many studies of food allergy involve patients with food-...
Pathophysiology of asthma: A: Lung and airway anatomy B: Cross-section of a normal airway C: In asthma, exaggerated airway constriction, inflammation, and increased mucus production lead to restriction of airflow. Image by Lecturio.Other mechanismNon-eosinophilic ...