A diagnosis of asthma usually is based on the patient’s symptoms, medical history, a physical examination, and laboratory tests that measure pulmonary (lung) function. Doctors typically look for signs that the patient’s airflow is obstructed and that the obstruction is at least partially reversible. Factors that trigger symptoms may be evident, such as exercise, cold […]

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Asthma is a disease that affects the respiratory system and constricts the airways which become inflamed and which also become lined with mucus. Asthma is a common condition that causes coughing, wheezing, tightness of the chest and breathlessness. About 1 in 12 adults are treated in the UK for asthma each year. Asthma can start […]

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Before we look at what causes asthma, it’s perhaps best that we first define what it is. This is a chronic respiratory disease. What typically happens is that the airway passage gets an inflammation. This causes a blockage. And so air has a difficulty reaching the lungs. You then experience shortness of breath. And coughing […]

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About New Asthma Medications
Some patients, and doctors too, are so excited when a new medication becomes available that they want to take (or prescribe in the case of the doctors) the drug right away. You can’t blame them. What they actually want is the positive effects that the drug will bring.

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The respiratory system is one of the most important systems in the human body. It is the part of the body that distributes oxygen throughout the body in order for it to live. Without it, the body will not be able to survive. This is why it is important for you to always take care […]

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