Sharing some images from the successful World Asthma Congress 2024, EU Chapter
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Self-reported questionnaires to assess indoor home environmental exposures in asthma patients: a scoping review
Punyadasa, D., Adderley, N.J., Rudge, G. et al. BMC Public Health 24, 2915 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20418-8 Abstract Background The indoor home environment plays a crucial role in determining the outcome of respiratory diseases, including…
Economic burden of short-acting beta-2 agonist (SABA) overuse among asthma patients in Türkiye: a cost analysis with respect to the updated GINA treatment recommendations
Yorgancıoğlu, A., Aksu, K., Cura, C. et al. BMC Pulm Med 24, 524 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03327-9 Abstract Background This cost of illness study aimed to determine economic burden of short-acting β2-agonist (SABA) overuse in…
Update on Inflammatory Biomarkers for Defining Asthma Phenotype
Sim S, Choi Y, Park HS. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2024 Sep;16(5):462-472. https://doi.org/10.4168/aair.2024.16.5.462 Abstract Asthma is a chronic heterogeneous disease characterized by various symptoms and persistent airway inflammation, resulting in…
Precision medicine targeting groups of intervention in difficult-to-treat asthma
Pascal Demoly, Anne-Sophie Gamez, Arnaud Bourdin, Davide Caimmi. Journal of Allergy and Hypersensitivity Diseases, Volume 2, 2024,100013 Highlights Abstract Introduction Asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease, and its medical…
Run-in periods and treatment outcomes in asthma trials: a narrative review
Emilio Pizzichini, Guy Brusselle, Dawn Edwards et al. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications Available online 15 October 2024, 101382 Highlights Abstract Background The run-in period is an important element of randomized…
Comparative Risk of Neuropsychiatric Adverse Events Associated With Leukotriene-Receptor Antagonists Versus Inhaled Corticosteroids
Yao, Tsung-Chieh et al. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Articles in Press October 03, 2024 Open access ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Leukotriene-receptor antagonists (LTRA) and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)…
Allergy in Young Adults Associates with Elevated Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels and IgE-Verified Parental Allergy but Is Confounded by Self-Reported Symptoms
Ulrika Hellberg, Eva Sverremark-Ekström, Anna Nopp, Caroline Nilsson. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2024; https://doi.org/10.1159/000539968 Abstract Introduction: Knowledge of IgE-verified allergy in young adults is limited as most studies are based on self-reported data. Allergic heredity is…
Blood eosinophil count is associated with early atherosclerotic artery changes in asthma
Biener, L., Frisch, B.C., Skowasch, D. et al. BMC Pulm Med 24, 509 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03322-0 Abstract Objective Asthma is linked to atherosclerosis, yet the underlying mediators remain elusive. Eosinophils may contribute to both…
Parental perceptions and knowledge toward Asthma Action Plans
Mackle, R., Chan, M., Lay, M., Purcell, M., Campbell, N., Jaffe, A., … Homaira, N. (2024). Journal of Asthma, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2024.2408758 Abstract Introduction Personalized Asthma Action Plans (AAPs) are a…