The American Lung Association’s Asthma Basics course
Asthma Basics The American Lung Association’s Asthma Basics course is a free one-hour interactive online learning module designed to help people learn more about asthma. This course is ideal for…
Association between patterns of leisure time physical activity and asthma control in adult patients
BMJ Open Resp Res 2015;2:e000083 doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2015-000083 Simon L Bacon1,2,3, Catherine Lemiere2,4, Gregory Moullec1,2,5, Gregory Ninot6,Véronique Pepin1,2,3 and Kim L Lavoie1,2,7 +Author Affiliations 1Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada2Research Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de, Montréal,…
Biomarkers and severe asthma: a critical appraisal
Review Alessandra Chiappori1†, Laura De Ferrari1†, Chiara Folli1, Pierluigi Mauri2, Anna Maria Riccio1 and Giorgio Walter Canonica1* *Corresponding author: Giorgio W Canonica canonica@unige.it Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2015, 13:20 doi:10.1186/s12948-015-0027-7 Abstract Severe asthma (SA) is a clinically and etiologically heterogeneous…
Boston Scientific is proud to launch #UncoveringAsthma a report highlighting the burden of #severeasthma in Europe
Uncovering Asthma English The true impact of Asthma on patients’ lives Nearly a third of people living with severe asthma said that their condition made them feel depressed in…
Should lung biopsies be performed in patients with severe asthma?
Daniel Doberer, Humberto E. Trejo Bittar, Sally E. Wenzel DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0045-2015 Abstract Asthma, and severe asthma, in particular, is increasingly recognised as a heterogeneous disease. Identifying these different phenotypes of asthma and assigning patients to…
Cost effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty in patients with severe uncontrolled asthma
Original Article Preview Full text HTML PDF Joe G. Zein MDa*, Michelle C. Menegay MPHb, Mendel E. SingerPhD, MPHb, Serpil C. Erzurum MDa, Thomas R. Gildea MD, MSa,Joseph C. Cicenia III, MDa, Sumita Khatri MDa, Mario Castro MDc& Belinda L. Udeh PhD, MPHd …
Effects of Bronchial Thermoplasty on Airway Smooth Muscle and Collagen Deposition in Asthma
Annals ATS. DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201504-208OC Jamila Chakir, Ikhlass Haj-Salem, Delphine Gras, Philippe Joubert, Ève-Léa Beaudoin, Sabrina Biardel, Noel Lampron, Simon Martel, Pascal Chanez, Louis-Philippe Boulet, and Michel Laviolette +Author Information. Corresponding Author: Michel Laviolette, Email: Michel.Laviolette@fmed.ulaval.ca Abstract Rationale: Bronchial thermoplasty aims…
Targeting the interleukin pathway in the treatment of asthma
Volume 386, No. 9998, p1086–1096, 12 September 2015 Series Prof Kian Fan Chung, DSc DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00157-9 | Summary Asthma is a common heterogeneous disease with a complex pathophysiology. Current therapies based on…
Allergic rhinitis: the “Ghost Diagnosis” in patients with asthma
Review Maureen Egan and Supinda Bunyavanich Abstract Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common comorbidity of asthma that contributes to asthma severity. Although over 80 % of asthmatics have AR, the condition is frequently…
Psychological aspects in asthma: do psychological factors affect asthma management?
Review Ilaria Baiardini*†, Francesca Sicuro†, Francesco Balbi, Giorgio Walter Canonica† and Fulvio Braido† Asthma Research and Practice 2015, 1:7 doi:10.1186/s40733-015-0007-1 Abstract Despite the regular treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) or ICS plus long-acting beta2-agonists, permits to control…