Step-down strategies seek to reduce asthma treatment to the lowest effective intensity once stable disease control has been achieved. Such approaches typically involve tapering inhaled corticosteroid ...

A national care check list (or ‘care bundle’) is launched today for NHS hospitals discharging asthma patients who have recently received treatment for an acute asthma attack. Experts believe that ...

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease with a profound, and not fully appreciated, impact. It is particularly perilous to children — and, more specifically, children of color. Uncontrolled pediatric ...

In patients with asthma, stepping up to high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) was not effective in preventing future asthma exacerbations. Findings support the current Global Initiative for Asthma ...

Asthma care continues to develop, particularly in how treatment and long-term management are approached. This article outlines current treatment and management recommendations for patients aged 12 and ...

When your child has asthma, an asthma action plan can help you respond quickly to symptoms and prevent emergency department visits and hospitalizations. “An asthma action plan … outlines which ...

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