Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory (lung) diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Asthma affects about ...

The prevalence of severe persistent asthma among patients with asthma significantly ranges across the United States, from 19.6% in New Mexico to 31.9% in Alaska, according to a study published in ...

Table 1. Comparing asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma–chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndromes. Syndrome Asthma (severe) [105] ACOS COPD [106] Demographics ...

A new clinical horizon is emerging in asthma management, with the possibility of achieving sustained reversal of the disease and even remission. This involves altering and reversing the ...

Chronic coughs can have many causes and many solutions, ... Dr. Duffy says asthma, reflux, post-nasal drip, and drugs like ACE inhibitors for blood pressure, cause the most coughs.

Asthma Awareness Month is observed every May. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that can cause wheezing, breathlessness, tightness in the chest, and coughing.. According to the American Lung ...

Four out of 10 children and adolescents with severe asthma also experienced high levels of fatigue, with poorer asthma-related quality of life, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy ...

Asthma, a lifelong disease with symptoms that include wheezing, shortness of breath and tightness of the chest, affects about 25 million people in the United States and is a leading cause of death ...

Beloved singer Sinéad O’Connor died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, worsened by a respiratory tract infection, sources revealed a year after her death. O’Connor ...