Asthma that begins during childhood is called child-onset asthma. This type of asthma happens because a child becomes sensitized to common allergens in the environment - most likely due to genetic ...

Current asthma tests can only detect one type of the lung disease, but an experimental nasal swab has demonstrated the ability to differentiate between various asthma types. The disease, which affects ...

An in-press study detailed the characteristics of 4 asthma endotypes and their association with asthma-related healthcare outcomes and responsiveness to treatment. An in-press study detailed the ...

Asthma and type 1 diabetes often co-occur in individual children and their family members, new research suggests. Siblings with either condition were at increased risk for the other compared with the ...

If you don't have asthma, you might think all types of asthma look and act the same. You'd be wrong. There are many different types of asthma, and each has its own triggers – and all need to be kept ...

Severe asthma can have a devastating effect on sufferers, affecting their ability to work or go to school and to lead normal lives. It is difficult to treat because it is not a single disease entity.

—Treating increasing asthma severity represents 80% of asthma care costs. So what can be done to bring down exacerbation rates? Biomarkers provide some clues. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor ...

Type 2 diabetes patients who also have asthma are benefitting from a diabetes medication, typically given to help the pancreas produce more insulin, that also improves asthma symptoms and may reduce ...

Dr. Parsons answers the question: 'Avoiding Exercise-Induced Asthma?' — -- Question:Is there any type of exercise that does not cause asthma? Answer: All types of physical activity can ...

HELSINKI — A link between the development of asthma and the development of type 1 diabetes appears to exist, but the direction of the association depends on which condition exists first, a new study ...

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Dr. Carlos Camargo answers the question:'What Are The Various Types Of Asthma?' — -- Question:What are the various types of asthma? Answer: There are many different types of asthma. Some of them ...