SAN DIEGO (November 6, 2002) -- When asthma patients are classified as having mild, moderate or severe persistent asthma, they should not assume that the severity of their asthma will remain stable ...

Once asthma has been diagnosed, classify its severity, defined as “the intrinsic intensity of the disease process” and “measured most easily and directly in a patient who is not receiving ...

The diagnosis of asthma is based on assessment of three components: symptoms, lung function (airflow obstruction), and airway hyperresponsiveness. A clinical diagnosis is suspected if such symptoms as ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window A novel asthma ...

Asthma, like myriad other diseases, results when its risk factors successfully coalesce, narrowing a person’s airways, causing limited airflow, and creating mucus and wheezing. Poor air quality, ...

Researchers assessed care and costs incurred by people with asthma, who account for a large share of hospital admissions. Strong and graded associations were reported between asthma severity and the ...

New research links parents’ metabolic health and a child’s birth weight to asthma severity, uncovering for the first time how paternal cholesterol may offer modest protection. Study: Impact of natal ...