Asthma

Asthma remains a major health issue around the world where its incidence and prevalence are still increasing in many countries. Despite a general perception that the problem of treating asthma is "solved" many patients are undertreated by current "one-size-fits-all" approaches to asthma treatment. This issue of Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reviews current trends and future developments in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of asthma that are likely to be of clinical importance.