KEY POINTS A 72-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of hypotension, postural dizziness, and muscle weakness. He had a medical history of HIV, lipodystrophy, ...

Objective: To review the basis for the estimated comparative daily dosages of inhaled corticosteroids for children and adults that are presented in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's ...

It is unclear whether inhaled corticosteroids have clinically important effects on bone-mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. Confounding factors, such as physical activity level and ...

How much are you paying for prescription medications? According to an East Tennessee insurance agent, on average, we’re ...

When a person’s asthma is severe or isn’t managed well by typical protocols, they may be a good candidate for pulmonary ...

COPD is a severe lung condition that affects over 14 million adults in the United States. November is its awareness month.

New research from the University of Pittsburgh uncovers how inhaled house dust mites, a common trigger of allergic asthma, ...

Using single maintenance and reliever therapy (SMART) is cost‐effective vs ICS/LABA maintenance plus SABA reliever in uncontrolled asthma.

Atishi lamented that an average adult is gasping for breath while children and the elderly, who are particularly vulnerable ...

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi declared a medical emergency in north India due to severe air pollution from stubble burning. She ...

Marketed in the past by AstraZeneca as Pulmicort, budesonide is an off-patent inhaled steroid and could be used to prevent the risk of people getting seriously ill with the disease, if taken ...