People with asthma have telltale molecules circulating in their blood, say researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. The discovery could lead to the first diagnostic blood test for asthma, as ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients may have difficulty completing bronchodilator response testing. Patients with severe asthma may still ...

A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, researchers have found. Using real world data from 1,600 patients, available ...

The Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) test has long been part of clinical guidelines and was a key element in the previous asthma care recommendations from the National Institute for Health and ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States. A contributing factor is diagnostic ...

With the increasing pollution and toxic fog in the UK, US, and Canada, there are growing concerns in asthma, especially in children. A new, quick and easy way for kids is the new nasal swab test. This ...

Poster presented to medical and drug industry conferees at prestigious American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Annual MeetingResearch demonstrates the technology’s ability to identify ...

Use of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing has led to thresholds for what qualifies as impairment in populations.