There is no "typical" nonadherent patient, so identifying medication adherence can be challenging. Patient diaries or checklists have been shown to overestimate compliance. It is helpful to ...

Steroid inhalers commonly used to prevent asthma attacks may not work any better than a placebo for many people with mild asthma, according to recent research. Synthetic corticosteroids mimic the ...

This case study has been carried out by Carol Stonham MBE, a Medical Advisory Board member. Carol has worked as a registered nurse since 1986, shifting from acute hospital care to primary care by 1990 ...

This case presents the initial diagnosis and treatment of asthma in a young adult, and illustrates several important challenges that can arise in these patients. First, many adults have a history ...

For the first time, researchers have found that spirometry was underutilized for asthma diagnosis and management in US adults from 2001 to 2011, despite its accuracy, cost effectiveness and the ...

Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease, affecting up to 30% of children in some areas of the world. 1 The published data indicate an intermediate level of asthma prevalence in Tunisian ...