An 83-year-old man asks why his childhood asthma symptoms have become aggravated as he has aged. Mayo Clinic doctor James Li responds that the man's multiple health problems and medications are the likely cause of his asthma symptoms' return, then offers advice on how the reader and his doctor might manage his health more effectively.
Read moreThere have been treatments for asthma for at least a thousand years. The ancients used jimson weed to relax the muscles surrounding the... Read more »
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Asthma is often believed to be a children's disease that you either outgrow as an adult or never develop once you're an adult. But that is not the... Read more »
Which asthma patient are you -- The Martyr who refuses treatment, the Actor who exaggerates her symptoms or the Poor Patient whose doctor is no... Read more »
Sometimes thing go full circle. Or is it full square, when you occasionally get stuck in a corner of life? Circle or square, the center of my... Read more »
What is the concern about Singulair (montelukast)?Singulair is a major drug in asthma treatment – it is important to review recent developments and... Read more »