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Giving TB vaccine intravenously boosts efficacy
21 Jan 2020 at 8:00am
New research in macaques finds that changing the delivery method of an existing tuberculosis vaccine can drastically improve its efficacy.
COPD: What is it?
14 Jan 2020 at 6:00pm
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term, progressive lung condition. Here, learn about causes, treatments, stages, and more.
What are the symptoms of throat cancer?
13 Jan 2020 at 9:00pm
Throat cancer is a rare form of cancer. This article outlines the symptoms and signs of throat cancer, as well as its causes and process for diagnosis.
How does air pollution affect our health?
10 Jan 2020 at 5:00am
Air pollution surrounds people every day, both indoors and outdoors. Read about some common air pollutants and how they can affect a person?s health here.
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Asthma
Asthma is a disease of the human respiratory system in which the airways narrow, often in response to a “trigger” such as exposure to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. This narrowing causes symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing, which are the hallmarks of asthma. Between episodes, most patients feel fine.
The disorder is a chronic inflammatory condition in which the airways develop increased responsiveness to various stimuli, characterized by bronchial hyper-responsiveness, inflammation, increased mucus production, and intermittent airway obstruction. The symptoms of asthma, which can range from mild to life threatening, can usually be controlled with a combination of drugs and lifestyle changes.
Public attention in the developed world has recently focused on asthma because of its rapidly increasing prevalence, affecting up to one in four urban children.[1] Susceptibility to asthma can be explained in part by genetic factors, but no clear pattern of inheritance has been found. Asthma is a complex disease that is influenced by multiple genetic, developmental, and environmental factors, which interact to produce the overall condition.
