Researchers have found that chronic bronchitis is associated with worse clinical outcomes in asthma, particularly among smokers. In the study, published in Respiratory Medicine, 20% of 59 never ...

Shortness of breath, coughing, and respiratory infections. Childhood asthma, also known as asthmatic bronchitis, is one of ...

We have selected genes for XMEs and their genetic variants from available publications and public databases in accordance with the following criteria: (1) the enzymes should represent all phases of ...

ASTHMA can be defined as a disease of the bronchi producing diffuse, reversible bronchial obstruction. The bronchial tree of patients with asthma is hypersensitive to the effects of dust, cold air, ...

Inhalation therapy for asthma and other obstructive lung diseases often loses its effect following prolonged use. A research team has now shown an alternative signalling pathway through which the body ...

A new study shows that patients treated with bronchial thermoplasty, the first non-drug treatment for asthma, demonstrated an overall improvement in asthma control. McMaster physicians have proven ...

With the quality of air steadily decreasing in large cities, and in the high-AQI regions particularly, respiratory complaints have increased exponentially.Chronic coughing, wheezing, chest tightness ...

CORTISONE has become increasingly available for therapy, and many investigators 1–10 have reported its dramatic role in the relief of asthmatic attacks; yet the mechanism by which it relieves symptoms ...

Two months ago, Maggie Bausola couldn't make her bed or do a load of laundry without risking an asthma attack. Just getting dressed in the morning left her breathless and weak. She was on more than a ...

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was recently admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi after she developed respiratory discomfort late Monday night. Doctors say that her bronchial asthma was mildly ...