Could Having Adult-Onset Asthma Put Your Heart at Risk?...People who develop asthma in adulthood, rather than as a child, have a very different type of asthma. And now, a recent study shows that people with this adult-onset asthma... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Allergic Versus Nonallergic Asthma...Asthma is sometimes divided into 2 types depending on whether you have allergies. These types are allergic (or extrinsic) asthma and nonallergic (or intrinsic) asthma. In allergic asthma, symptoms are... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
How Do Viruses Cause/Trigger Asthma?...They even have their own asthma subgroup.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Causes Asthma Itch?...And now we have an asthma subgroup called Allergic Asthma. This is the most common asthma subgroup.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments40 comments
Patient Role in Research Design...I would have loved to know what study she was in, if she had a similar phenotype (subgroup) of asthma, what her thoughts on the study were, did she... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Causes Asthma Cough Reflex and Throat Clearing? ...But, about 1-2% have a subgroup of asthma called cough variant asthma (CVA). It’s possible they may have an enhanced cough reflex.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
What Is Bronchiectasis?...This is a rare subgroup of asthma. Research suggests that only 2% of asthmatics have this.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Late Phase Asthma Attack...I want to explain that the biological processes involved in the asthma immune response vary depending on what asthma subgroup you have.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Anxiety And Asthma: What’s The Deal?...We could consider this a subgroup of asthma (I will discuss psychiatric-induced asthma in an upcoming post).... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Knowing which asthma is coming on...Since I paid close attention to the symptoms, and when they all occurred at those very moments, I now know instantly which subgroup of asthma is flaring... By Marci Turner4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments