This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

About 4 million adult Americans with a mild form of asthma may not need to take daily steroid doses, but instead can use the drug only as needed to control symptoms, says a new study supported by the ...

Steroid inhalers commonly used to prevent asthma attacks may not work any better than a placebo for many people with mild asthma, according to recent research. Synthetic corticosteroids mimic the ...

According to a recent study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in Dallas, Texas, and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine, nearly ...

—appear to gain adequate relief by inhaling anti-inflammatory steroids only during periods of bad symptoms, rather than daily as current guidelines recommend, a new study shows. Symptoms of mild, ...

On-demand treatment is as effective for mild asthma as twice-daily maintenance therapy and reduces overall drug exposure according to two double-blind, multicenter trials published online today in the ...

Although NIH guidelines recommend daily inhaled corticosteroids as the mainstay of treatment for mild persistent asthma, patient adherence is variable. In this double-blind trial, researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DALLAS — In the SIENA trial, nearly three-quarters of patients with mild, persistent asthma had low sputum ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High FeNO levels indicate exacerbation and lung function risks. Most patients with high FeNO levels also had ...

A new study supports evidence that children with mild asthma can effectively manage the condition by using their two inhalers -- one a steroid and the other a bronchodilator -- when symptoms occur.

People with mild asthma may not need daily medicine to prevent flare-ups, as doctors now recommend. A study found that patients who take medicine only when asthma attacks occur fare about as well as ...

Many of the 26 million Americans with asthma use a low-dose steroid inhaler daily to prevent symptoms. But a recent study raises questions about... Study Questions Mainstay Treatment For Mild Asthma ...