Mobile phone text messaging can help young people manage asthma

EDITOR—The main reason why asthma is suboptimally controlled in many young people is that the medicine (inhaled drugs) and the message (education) do not reach their intended target—the lung and the brain. Doctors try to make young people comply with treatment while young people try to make the disease comply with their lifestyle. 1 2 We set up a mobile phone text message service consisting of daily reminders to use an inhaler, health education tips, …