Asthma guidelines focus on day-to-day control of symptoms. However, asthma attacks remain common. They continue to cause mortality and considerable morbidity, and are a major financial burden to the ...

Objective: To define and validate a practical risk stratification scheme based on administrative data for use in identifying patients at high, medium, and low risk of requiring emergency hospital care ...

A retrospective look at the impact of a community asthma education program reveals significant improvements in asthma management and knowledge and decreased healthcare utilization. Objectives: The ...

Asthma deaths are rising in Ireland, and hospitalisations due to the condition remain well above the European Union (EU) average, despite “game-changing” advances in respiratory healthcare. The ...

Dr. L is a 52-year-old college professor with no significant medical history except for obesity (body mass index of 36). She reports occasional heartburn, which is self-medicated with over-the-counter ...