Dating back to 450 B.C., when Hippocrates provided the first description of asthma and its symptoms, asthma has come a long way in discoveries and treatments.
Historical Timeline
| Year | Achievement |
|---|---|
| 450 B.C. | Hippocrates logs asthmatic symptoms |
| 150 A.D. | Galen, a Roman physician, concludes the narrowing of bronchial tubes as the cause of asthma |
| 1903 | Adrenaline is utilized in hopes of a treatment for asthma |
| 1912 | Scratch testing is used to identify allergic sensitivities |
| 1954 | Prednisone, a cortisone, is created |
| 1967 | House dust mites are discovered to be a major cause allergies indoors |
| 1968 | Albuterol is created for inhalation |
| 1972 | Introduction of locally active inhaled steroids |
| 1982 | Nobel Prize awarded to Bengt J. Samuelsson, Sune K. Bergstrom, and John R. Vane for discoveries of leukotrienes' structure and activity |
| 1990 | Serevent is introduced and approved in UK |
| 1996 | Accolate released to block the release of leukotrienes |
| 1996 | US approves use of Serevent |
| 2001 | Location of “asthma gene” |
| 2003 | Xolair is introduced for moderate to severe asthma |
| 2008 | Steps are being taken to remove CFC (cholorfluorocarbon) inhalers off the market and replace them with HFA (hydrofluoroalkane), due to the increase destruction of the ozone layer from CFC’s. |
