How is asthma commonly treated?

The good news for anyone with asthma in the UK is that there is a range of effective treatments on offer.
When you’re first diagnosed with asthma, your GP or asthma nurse will prescribe you treatment based on the latest ‘gold standard’ guidelines for asthma care. These are from recommendations in the latest British Thoracic Society / Scottish Intercollegiate Network Guideline (BTS/SIGN) on the Management of Asthma. They are based on the latest clinical evidence and updated every two years.....

Read more here: asthma.org.uk

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Health disparities: Race and asthma

In the United States, racial minorities tend to experience poorer health compared to their white counterparts. For example, the death rate for all cancers is 30% higher for African Americans than it is for whites, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hispanics are almost twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes.....

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Key enzyme helps country kids ward off allergies and asthma

DIRT is good for you. Kids on farms are less likely to develop allergies and asthma than urban children. But the protective effects of friendly microbes also seem to depend on a person’s genetic make-up.....

Read more here: newscientist.com