Periostin levels and eosinophilic inflammation in poorly-controlled asthma

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…

International respiratory societies call for collaboration on asthma

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…

The following new article has just been published in Asthma Research and Practice

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 2016

World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.

Breathing a Fresh Perspective into Managing Severe Asthma in Europe

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%)…

Non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of asthma exacerbations in children

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…

Assessing biomarkers in a real-world severe asthma study (ARIETTA)

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…

The estimated prevalence of exposure to asthmagens in the Australian workforce, 2014

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,…

Featured: Sickle cell disease: wheeze or asthma?

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…

Expression of toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in subjects with asthma by total serum IgE level

RESEARCH – OPEN ACCESS Astrid Crespo-Lessmann, Eder Mateus,, Silvia Vidal, David Ramos Barbón, Montserrat Torrejón, Jordi Giner, Lorena Soto, Cándido Juárez and Vicente Plaza Respiratory Research201617:41 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-016-0355-2 Abstract Background Emerging data suggest that innate immunity may play a role in asthma, particularly the toll-like receptors (TLRs). Some studies…

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Periostin levels and eosinophilic inflammation in poorly-controlled asthma

International respiratory societies call for collaboration on asthma

The following new article has just been published in Asthma Research and Practice

World Asthma Day 2016

Breathing a Fresh Perspective into Managing Severe Asthma in Europe

Non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of asthma exacerbations in children

Assessing biomarkers in a real-world severe asthma study (ARIETTA)

The estimated prevalence of exposure to asthmagens in the Australian workforce, 2014

Featured: Sickle cell disease: wheeze or asthma?

Expression of toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in subjects with asthma by total serum IgE level

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