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Asthma is a chronic disease involving the airways (tubes) that carry air in and out of the lungs. These airways are inflamed in people with asthma. The inflammation makes the airways very sensitive, and the tubes often react to allergens or irritations. There is no cure for asthma. But with the proper diagnosis, medication and an asthma management plan, symptoms can be controlled. Asthma symptoms may include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and trouble breathing-especially early in the morning or at night. In a severe asthma attack, the airways close so much that other vital organs in the body do not get enough oxygen. Asthma is treated with two kinds of medicines. Long-term controller medications are typically taken daily to prevent symptoms. Quick-relief medicines stop asthma symptoms when they occur.
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JAN 30, 2018
Microbiology
As babies crawl around on floors, the action kicks up a lot of stuff. Skin cells, dirt, bacteria, pollen and fungal spor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2018
Immunology
A new technique for treating allergies is on the way, and a new therapeutic antibody is responsible. From Aarhus Univers
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 20, 2018
Cardiology
One small molecule called nitric oxide (NO) plays so many different roles in the cell, valuable and destructive. Scienti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 15, 2018
Immunology
Increased stress - either psychological or allergic - can make the body’s response to disease much more serious. I
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 07, 2018
Immunology
Atopic dermatitis (AD), commonly called eczema, affects approximately 15 percent of children worldwide and one to three
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 21, 2017
Videos
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 18, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibody use as drugs for multiple disease states has been a rapidly evolving area with great promise. Here, this is su
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 15, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
A commonly prescribed class of drugs, glucocorticoids, are used for their anti-inflammatory effects. They have side effe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2017
Cardiology
Advances in medical imaging technology are helping scientists identify diseases related to inflammation better than ever
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2017
Cancer
Among all the health hazards that come with the job, firefighters may now also have to worry about melanoma. In a recent
...
NOV 29, 2017
Health & Medicine
Unexplained bouts of anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, could be a direct result of a rare allergy to meat origin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 23, 2017
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2017
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 08, 2017
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 25, 2017
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Powerful microscopy techniques have given researchers unprecedented insight into how a common class of receptors works.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2017
Immunology
People who report a penicillin allergy before undergoing the simplest of surgical procedures are in danger of developing
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 02, 2017
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 24, 2017
Earth & The Environment
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...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2017
Videos
Last year, Beijing issued several red pollution alerts, warning its residents of dangerously high levels of smog in the
...
SEP 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An epidemiological study was paired with laboratory results to find what might have been the cause of this effect.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The reaction mechanism that is responsible for NOx catalytic reduction in diesel engine emission-control process. Credit
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 21, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur
...