Patients: Children 2–18 years old with a primary diagnosis code for asthma supported with mechanical ventilation. Intervention: Those treated with VA were compared to those not treated with VA ...

Globally, the prevalence of asthma continues to increase and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) affects the vast majority. Managing asthma effectively is an essential prerequisite to ...

Correspondence to: Professor R Rodríguez-Roisin Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; rororo{at}clinic.ub.es Early recognition of exacerbations and prompt ...

medicines (inhalers and tablets) used to control and prevent asthma and breathing problems such as salbutamol (eg. Ventolin, Asmol) and terbutaline (e.g. Bricanyl) or used for other lung problems.

U.S. government researchers have found that a widely prescribed asthma drug originally sold by Merck & Co MRK.N may be linked to serious mental health problems for some patients, according to a ...