So you have hardluck asthma. That is, you're asthma isn't responding to conventional asthma medicines on the market. If so, there is a relatively new option available to you, and it's called bronchial thermoplasty.
It may or may not be something you'd be interested in, yet at least it's another option for you to discuss with your asthma doctor. After a study of 297 patients, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System in April of 2010.
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