ASTHMA treatment: A new “life-changing” procedure is to be offered on the NHS bringing hope to thousands of patients in the UK who suffer severely from the condition. The asthma treatment, known as ...

The asthma treatment, known as bronchial thermoplasty, is administered under sedation or general anaesthetic, with short pulses of radio frequency energy applied to the airway wall. The novel ...

The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has investigated the reliability of diagnosing bronchial asthma in children aged between 2 and 5 years, and the benefit that the test ...

A new drug-free treatment for asthma has been shown to be effective in an international study of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma. The results showed statistically significant improvements in ...

A new drug-free treatment for asthma has been shown to be effective in an international study of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma. Conducted at 30 sites around the world, the trial tested a ...

Southcoast Health has become the first hospital group south of Boston to offer Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT), the first non-drug treatment option for adults with severe asthma, a procedure proven to ...

New Yorkers with severe asthma have tried it all: inhalers, steroids, nebulizers. Now a Manhattan hospital is offering a rare surgery in which the lungs are “cooked” to weaken the muscles that cause ...

DENVER (CBS4) - A new procedure offers promise for adults with severe asthma. It's the first non-drug treatment to help sufferers breathe easier. The treatment, bronchial thermoplasty, can be found at ...

Asthma can be treated, safely and effectively, with a procedure that uses electromagnetic energy to alter problematic muscles in the airways, according to promising new Canadian research. The ...

A new “life-changing” procedure is to be offered on the NHS to people with severe asthma, which could bring hope to thousands of patients in the UK. Bronchial thermoplasty is administered under ...

A new 'life-changing' procedure for patients with severe asthma was approved yesterday for routine use on the NHS, offering hope to thousands. Watchdog NICE gave the green light for bronchial ...