Asthmatics might be interested to know that many of the long-term treatments use molecules based on cortisol. Check out the similarity of these: https://en.wik

Asthmatics might be interested to know that many of the long-term treatments use molecules based on cortisol. Check out the similarity of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budesonide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budesonide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beclometasone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beclometasone This is because one of the effects of cortisol is to suppress immune response. And, just a thought, there was news recently that the incidence of Alzheimer's was reduced in people on long-term anti-viral drugs. The hypothesis being that Alzheimer's is partially caused by a virus. High cortisol levels (or their related asthma treatment molecules) would reduce immune response and therefore we could predict today's result from the previous one. I've probably over simplified the situation.