Children who used an electronic monitoring system had as many emergency department visits and hospitalizations for asthma as children who used a paper diary. Objectives: To test the efficacy of an ...

Critical Path Institute's (C-Path) Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Consortium announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) qualification of two new clinical outcome assessment tools: the Asthma ...

Identify and minimize exposure to common asthma triggers like pollen, dust mites, smoke, and pet dander to reduce flare-ups. Keep track of asthma symptoms using a peak flow meter or an asthma diary to ...

Monitoring the signs and symptoms of asthma on a regular basis will help keep the condition under control. A few tools available for effective monitoring of asthma are discussed below. Health care ...

Anyone with asthma should be prepared for an emergency. Even if you've kept your asthma under control for years, it could still get worse without you realizing it. Knowing the symptoms of an asthma ...

The goals of asthma treatment are to limit symptoms, prevent asthma attacks and avoid side effects of asthma medicines. The following three steps can help you take control of your asthma treatment. 1.

The management of asthma has changed since the introduction of budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort ®) as both maintenance and reliever therapy (SMART). SMART and its effects on bronchial ...

Age-specific risk factors for asthma-like symptoms were identified in the first, second, and third years of life, a new study finds. Asthma-like symptoms are common among young children, yet the ...