The current National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) guidelines for diagnosing and treating asthma are symptom-based for children younger than 5 years of age. When the guidelines were ...

The classifications of severity are intermittent, mild-persistent, moderate-persistent, and severe-persistent (there is no longer a mild-intermittent classification). This change was made to emphasize ...

Iron build-up in the lung cells and tissues is associated with worse asthma symptoms and lower lung function, according to new research. The researchers say that the study, which includes data from ...