There is no "typical" nonadherent patient, so identifying medication adherence can be challenging. Patient diaries or checklists have been shown to overestimate compliance. It is helpful to ...

Steroid inhalers commonly used to prevent asthma attacks may not work any better than a placebo for many people with mild asthma, according to recent research. Synthetic corticosteroids mimic the ...

Giving people with asthma and low vitamin D levels extra doses of the vitamin doesn’t do much to help their lungs, a new study suggests. Previous research had linked low vitamin D levels to more ...

This case presents the initial diagnosis and treatment of asthma in a young adult, and illustrates several important challenges that can arise in these patients. First, many adults have a history ...

A new study shows that dummy pills or placebo can act in asthma patients effectively making them think that real and fake drugs were doing the same level of good, even though the real medication ...

Carol Stonham MBE, a Medical Advisory Board member, has conducted this study. Carol became a registered nurse in 1986 and transitioned to primary care from acute hospital settings by 1990. Currently, ...

A recent study found that men, smokers, and older people are more likely to have asthma symptoms without a diagnosis of asthma, which can likely be attributed to other factors regarding their overall ...

Thunderstorms can trigger a surge in serious asthma attacks, reveals a new study. Researchers found that thunderstorms lead ...