Asthma Treatment and Symptoms

Obese people who have asthma are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalized for the condition than non-obese people with asthma, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the September issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. This is the first study to control for the risk factors – smoking, use [...]

Genetics are likely a contributing factor behind generally higher asthma severity and poorer treatment response among blacks, according to a study in the September issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Reuters reports. For the research, Tmirah Haselkorn of Genentech and colleagues analyzed the Epidemiology and Natural History of Asthma: Outcomes and Treatment Regimens [...]

Blacks born in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely than blacks born outside of the U.S. to have asthma, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Asthma, Boston Globe reports. The study, led by Tufts University researcher Doug Brugge, was conducted in response to a request from [...]