Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes the airways to become inflamed and narrowed, making breathing difficult. An estimated 262 million people worldwide live with asthma, which can affect ...

This article focuses on controlling possible contributing causes of adult-onset asthma.] TAMPA, Fla. - When hospital employees were found to have a greater chance of developing adult-onset asthma, it ...

Detecting Asthma Irritants. A portable sensor array measures air quality to discern the causes of asthma attacks. By . Brittany Sauser archive page; January 30, 2008.

Asthma is a condition in which irritants can lead to inflammation, narrowing of the airways and breathing difficulties. It affects around 5.4 million people in the UK and 300 million people around ...

3 What Causes Asthma and Asthma Flare-Ups? ... Exposure to a high concentration of irritants can cause asthma within 24 hours. In other cases, it can take months to develop.

The pathogenesis of RADS is not clear and is substantially speculative. Accidental exposure to toxic gases, fumes, vapors, mists, and aerosols occurs frequently in the occupational setting ...

The mast cell has long been considered to be of paramount importance in the pathophysiology of asthma. Its key role in driving the IgE-mediated allergic reaction and thus the early asthmatic respon ...

If you have a cough, you could have a tickle in your throat due to acid reflux, use of certain medications, infection, allergies, asthma, or irritants in the environment.

Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Both conditions ...

The pollen starting to blanket the country means more than stuffy noses and runny eyes for millions of Americans: Allergies actually are the most common cause of asthma. Yet many sufferers don’t ...

An industrial disease law firm is revealing the 11 types of employees it claims are at higher risk for asthma due to frequent exposure to irritants -- including hairdressers and animal handlers.