As the school year gets underway, health experts are warning whānau that the weeks ahead are the most dangerous time of the ...

individual asthma triggers medications that the person should take on a daily basis, according to their symptoms, and in an emergency symptoms that show that asthma is becoming more severe signs that ...

Symptoms of an asthma attack include a worsening cough, persistent wheezing, shortness of breath, and/or tightness in the ...

Children with asthma who use at-home monitoring are around half as likely to visit the emergency department or be hospitalized, compared to those who only receive care from their medical team, ...

SAN ANTONIO — For children, a visit to the emergency department for an asthma attack is a red flag for future acute-care visits, and could be used to identify patients who might benefit from ...

A new study finds that thunderstorms can trigger sharp increases in asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits, underscoring the importance of storm preparedness for people with asthma. The ...

A NEW STUDY SHOWS A LINK BETWEEN DUST STORMS AND A RISE IN EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR ASTHMA, PNEUMONIA AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE. THE STUDY, PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ...

From left to right: Beth Ku and Dr. H. Peter Ku speak at a ceremony celebrating the Nelson Ku High-Risk Asthma Clinic. Despite struggling with asthma his whole life, Nelson Ku never let the disease ...