Asthma is a disease that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow, leading to wheeze, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and cough. Asthma is the most common chronic…
RESEARCH ARTICLE – OPEN ACCESS – OPEN PEER REVIEW Jodie L. Simpson Emailauthor, Ian A. Yang, John W. Upham, Paul N. Reynolds, Sandra Hodge, Alan L. James, Christine Jenkins, Matthew J. Peters, Guiquan Jia, Cecile T. J. Holweg and Peter G. Gibson BMC Pulmonary MedicineBMC series – open, inclusive and trusted 2016 16:67 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-016-0230-4 Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Periostin levels are associated with…
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) is calling for improved collaboration and funding to prevent and treat asthma. In World Asthma Day on May 3, FIRS says stakeholders must collaborate locally and globally…
Research A qualitative evaluation of the implementation of guidelines and a support tool for asthma management in primary care Watkins K, Fisher C, Misaghian J, Schneider C, Clifford R…
World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.
Report Highlights Did you know that… Annual worldwide deaths from asthma have been estimated at 250.000? (E. D. Bateman et. al. Eur Respir J 2008: 31: 143–178) Almost half (46%)…
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2016 Apr 12;10:531-8. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S92824. eCollection 2016. Vasbinder EC1, Belitser SV2, Souverein PC2, van Dijk L3, Vulto AG1, van den Bemt PM1. Abstract BACKGROUND: Non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) is a…
Roland Buhl, Stephanie Korn, Andrew Menzies-Gow, Michel Aubier, Kenneth R. Chapman, Giorgio W. Canonica, César Picado, Nicolas Martin, Ramon Aguiar Escobar, Stephan Korom, Nicola A. Hanania. Open Access DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2016.04.001…
BMC Pulmonary Medicine BMC series – open, inclusive and trusted 2016 16:48 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-016-0212-6 Lin Fritschi, Julie Crewe, Ellie Darcey, Alison Reid, Deborah C. Glass, Geza P. Benke, Tim Driscoll,…
This review on the association between sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma focusses on: 1) Our current understanding of the epidemiology of asthma, wheezing, airway obstruction, and airway responsiveness among…