This article will review the pathophysiology of asthma, the physiologic changes in pregnancy, the determinants of fetal oxygenation, and options for appropriate and effective medical management ...

UK scientists say they have found a new cause behind much of the damage asthma causes. Cells lining the airways are squeezed to destruction during an attack, their research shows. And drugs to ...

First new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years hailed as 'game-changer' Doctors and patients have hailed a new treatment for serious asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel More, MD There are many possible short-term and long-term complications of asthma, especially if ...

Asthma affects more than 260M people worldwide and nearly 28M people in the U.S. alone, where, on average, 10 people die from ...

symptoms similar to symptoms of other asthma types. They also experience allergy symptoms. Inhaling an allergen causes your ...

Other research interests include the pathophysiology of asthma and allergic diseases as well as primary immune deficiencies and autoimmunity.

Wheezing, shortness of breath, tightness in the chest: the symptoms of an asthma attack can be scary, especially for children. But, a new study suggests that pregnant women may have some agency over ...

The Acute Asthma Episode In an acute asthma exacerbation ... Should the attack worsen, further airway narrowing causes impairment of air exchange and alveolar hypoventilation.