Many asthma sufferers notice their condition gets worse at night. Around three-quarters of patients suffer from "nocturnal" symptoms, according to a study published in the National Library of ...

Asthma is characterized by shortness of breath and coughing fits, Dr. Sobia Farooq, a pulmonologist at Cleveland Clinic, told Newsweek in an interview earlier this year. During an attack, symptoms ...

Having a parent with asthma, especially if it’s your mother, increases the chances of developing asthma. However, there is not one single gene related to asthma. Instead, multiple genes contribute.

A widely used asthma medicine, Serevent, appears to slightly increase the risk of a serious or fatal asthma attack in a few people who use it, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday.