Zinc deficiency may play a role in the development of extrinsic or allergic asthma. Researchers from India evaluated serum zinc levels and absolute eosinophil count in 96 cases of asthma (61 patients ...

Children with severe or poorly controlled asthma with allergen sensitization have been shown to experience more asthma exacerbations and use more oral corticosteroids compared with those without ...

The importance of eosinophils in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases is not completly established. To evaluate the role of this cells in asthma and hay fever, the levels of their product, ECP, were ...

Asthma is a syndrome of varying etiology in which the principal pathologic features include bronchospasm, mucosal edema and hypersecretion of mucus resulting in ventilatory insufficiency manifested ...

Millions of people in the United States have asthma, and each year, the prevalence continues to rise. Understanding and managing asthma are key to maintaining good quality of life and reducing ...

You may expect the signs of asthma to be obvious in infants—classic sudden attacks of wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. But they often can be subtle and easily mistaken for a respiratory ...