Why Corticosteroids Poorly Control Severe Asthma

The approximate 1 in 10 asthma patients who have severe disease do not respond to mainstay corticosteroid treatment, even in high doses.
That could be because the immune response that occurs in the airways of severe asthma patients markedly differs from what is seen in mild-moderate disease, a team of researchers recently posited.....

Read more here: pharmacytimes.com

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Asthma: A forgotten condition that costs lives and money

At least one person dies every week in Ireland from asthma, a condition that costs the economy €500m a year, according to the Asthma Society of Ireland.
In a pre-budget submission, the society is seeking the implementation of the national clinical programme for asthma, which was proposed four years ago but has never been put into practice.....

Read more here: irishexaminer.com

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Breathe once for asthma diagnosis

The company behind an inventive telehealth app ResApp, which allows doctors to diagnose a host of respiratory diseases through a smartphone, is relisting on the ASX today.
The technology, undergoing testing at Joondalup Hospital in Western Australia, allows doctors to diagnose respiratory diseases such as pneumonia, bronchitis and asthma through a cough into a smartphone.....

Read more here: businessspectator.com.au