Asthma in children: Living life through a straw

As Old Man Winter gives his last frosty breath, most people are thankful to be free of shoveling snow or negotiating slick roads on their way to work. There are others who are thankful for the end of winter because they can get a relief from what they call "asthma season." People who are affected by asthma always wonder when their next cough or wheeze will send them to the doctor's office or, worse, to the emergency department.....

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Could a bitter compound provide clues about how to treat asthma?

For a long time, scientists thought the taste receptors that signal sweet, bitter, or salty were found only in our taste buds. Then, things started to get weird.....

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Study Published in PLOS ONE Highlights Improved Asthma Control and Fewer Symptoms After Using Asthmapolis System

MADISON, Wis., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Asthmapolis today announced an investigation featuring the system in the remote monitoring of inhaled bronchodilator use and weekly feedback about asthma management has been published in the latest issue of the scientific journal PLOS ONE (http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055335). The study found improved asthma control and a decline in day-to-day asthma symptoms for participants receiving Asthmapolis' weekly email reports and online charts summarizing inhaler use and location.....

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