BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2015, 15:31  doi:10.1186/s12890-015-0028-9   Research article Pavilio Piccioni, Roberta Tassinari, Aurelia Carosso, Carlo Carena, Massimiliano Bugiani and Roberto Bono   Abstract (provisional)  Background As part of an investigation into the respiratory health in children conducted in…

Bianca Beghè, Antonio Spanevello, Leonardo M Fabbri   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00108-3   According to the latest version of the Global Initiative for Asthma strategy document,1 asthma is a heterogeneous disease with clinical manifestations…

NPJ PRIMARY CARE RESPIRATORY MEDICINE | PERSPECTIVE OPEN npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine 25, Article number: 15004 (2015)  doi:10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.4 Mike Thomas  Abstract After decades of improvement, asthma outcomes have stalled. Mortality, hospitalisations, exacerbations and symptom…

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma. NICE interventional…

Canadian researchers measured asthma control and ICS adherence in 108 asthmatics participating in an integrated asthma care program for a year and 241 asthmatics who had normal care. Participants had…

Asthma Mobile Health Study With apps powered by Apple’s new ResearchKit, you can easily participate in medical research studies and help contribute to improving health care. Our team at the…

  Emma S. Chambers, PhD∗ Alexandra M. Nanzer, MRCP, Paul E. Pfeffer, MRCP, David F. Richards, MSc, Peter M. Timms, FRCPath,  Adrian R. Martineau, PhD, Christopher J. Griffiths, FRCGP, Christopher J.…

  Ulugbek B. Nurmatov, Nara Tagiyeva, Sean Semple, Graham Devereux andAziz Sheikh Abstract Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are ubiquitous domestic pollutants. Their role in asthma/allergy development and exacerbations is uncertain. This systematic review investigated…