Chances Are You know Someone with Asthma Tinka Davi, executive director It’s a condition that varies from person to person and it’s a serious health problem. People who have the disease and their families want information on care and treatment,…
Asthma and COPD Overlap Syndrome
UC Davis pulmonary specialists and WAF Board Members Samuel Louie and Amir Zeki have named asthma-COPD overlap syndrome, or ACOS.
The physicians recognized the high incidence of the condition — defined by the increased number and intensity of symptoms — after evaluating UC Davis patients with obstructive lung diseases and finding that ACOS was present in about a quarter of patients with severe asthma. They also observed that, on average, 1 in 5 patients with obstructive lung diseases have ACOS.
Severe Asthma News
Severe Asthma News Announced at American Thoracic Society Conference If you suffer from severe Asthma you’re not alone. As you’ve been following the World Asthma Foundation, (WAF) then you’re aware that we’ve declared war on Asthma here at the #ATS2013…
Asthma Symptoms Impairs Sleep
New Asthma Trials Shows Promise
press reports published today reflect that a new type of asthma drug meant to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease slashed episodes by 87 percent in a mid-stage trial, making it a potential game changer for patients with moderate to severe disease, researchers said on Tuesday.
Ginger and Asthma
EPA’s Coordinated Approach on Asthma
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promotes scientific understanding of environmental asthma triggers and ways to manage asthma in community settings through research, education and outreach.
Remote Patient Monitoring with ERT
Respiratory disease affects millions of people across the globe, with chronic lower respiratory diseases having the fourth highest mortality rate in the U.S. alone. Effective drug treatment is in high demand, which stresses the importance of respiratory clinical testing.
Proposed ATS Asthma Treatment Guidelines Present Problems for Patients
May Lead to Limited Access to Asthma Therapies and Testing ATS-2013 – In the three minute with David S. Wilson, M.D, FCCP, with the Lung Institute at Columbus Regional Hospital we learn: •How the proposed American Thoracic Society (ATS) Asthma…
WAF versus Asthma – It’s War
World Asthma Foundation Declares War on Asthma at ATS 2013 ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA – The World Asthma Foundation (WAF) is declaring war on Asthma and is calling for support for May 2013, Asthma Awareness Month. The campaign is in support…