BOSTON — Bronchial thermoplasty may reduce severe exacerbations and improve control and quality of life in asthma, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma ...

Asthma experts are quick to point out that bronchial thermoplasty is no miracle cure, and is really only useful for people with severe, chronic asthma that can't be controlled with current drugs.

Bronchial Thermoplasty Offers Asthma Treatment Date: March 30, 2007 Source: McMaster University Summary: A new study shows that patients treated with bronchial thermoplasty, the first non-drug ...

Bronchial thermoplasty: Long-term safety and effectiveness in patients with severe persistent asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology , 2013; 132 (6): 1295 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.08. ...

Bronchioles: the smallest branches of the airways in the lungs. They connect to the alveoli (air sacs). Bronchodilator: a drug that relaxes the muscle bands that tighten around the airways in asthma .

Inhalers, pills or injections help most people control their asthma, but some with severe disease opt for cutting-edge surgery that "remodels" their airways to improve their breathing. Bronchial ...

Immunohistochemical analysis of bronchial-biopsy specimens was completed in 17 subjects with asthma, 13 subjects with eosinophilic bronchitis, and 11 normal controls recruited from two centers.

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness may indicate the presence of cough-variant asthma in nonsmokers who have chronic cough, new research shows. This research shows that sensitivity in the bronchial ...

Due to its high positive predictive value (PPV), bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) could be considered as a predictor of cough-variant asthma (CVA) in nonsmoking adults with chronic cough, a ...

Bronchial Thermoplasty Unlike the prescription medication, bronchial thermoplasty is a procedure that's being studied to treat eosinophilic asthma. Your doctor may recommend it if other methods ...

Bronchial thermoplasty stops this cycle by reducing the excess muscle in the airways. This can be done through a minimally invasive, outpatient procedure. Benefits of Bronchial Thermoplasty. Research ...

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