Exhale: Stories of overcoming asthma
A public speaker and a medicine student share how they dealt with the difficulties of the disease

MANILA, Philippines – There are around 10.7 million Filipinos who suffer from asthma today. That’s almost 1 in every 8 individuals who regularly deal with weakness, exhaustion, and shortness of breath during an unexpected asthma attack.....

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Is One Combination Tx Better than Another in Reducing Asthma Exacerbations in Black Patients?

The addition of a long-acting beta-agonist to an inhaled corticosteroid did not improve the time to an asthma exacerbation in black adults with asthma vs. the addition of tiotropium, an anticholinergic, a study published in JAMA reports.....

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Blowing into this gadget could help asthma sufferers recognize the signs of an attack

According to the team behind this interesting new Indiegogo campaign, nearly every death, ER visit, or hospitalization in the U.S. due to asthma is preventable. Because it can be difficult for sufferers to recognize the signs of an impending attack, an early warning system that could be carried around each day was needed. Thus they came up with Wing, a sensor that links up with a companion app on your phone to help manage and understand what asthma is doing to your body.....

Read more here: yahoo.com