A new paper describes a test that can differentiate between different types of asthma via a nasal swab. Researchers hope the test can eventually be used to help match patients with better treatments.

If you’re an asthma sufferer, or are friends with, related to or dating one, you likely have a little blue puffer in a bag, car, or cabinet somewhere. Now, the guidelines for treating asthma have been ...

The new guidelines urge health professionals to move away from short-acting beta2 agonists (SABA) – commonly known as blue puffers – as a stand-alone treatment for adults and adolescents over the age ...