Respiratory medicine – Original research BMJ Open 2020;10:e034559. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034559 Luke Daines, Steff Lewis, Antonius Schneider, Aziz Sheikh, Hilary Pinnock Abstract Objective Making the diagnosis of asthma is challenging. Guidelines recommend that clinicians identify a…
Bryant Moeller Hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exhibited higher proportions of nonproductive cough, fatigue, and gastrointestinal symptoms as well as lower severity of illness scores than patients with…
Research – Open Access Wei Li, Ruihan Gao, Tong Xin & Peng Gao Respiratory Research volume 21, Article number: 89 (2020) Abstract Background Interleukin (IL)-35 is a newly discovered inhibitory cytokine which is produced by regulatory B…
HealthDay News — Factors associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) progression include comorbidity, age, and time from illness onset to antiviral treatment, according to a study published online March 27…
Luane Marques Mello, Karynna P. Viana, Felipe Moraes dos Santos, Luciana T. M. Saturnino, Michelle L. Kormann, Evelyn Lazaridis, Cinthia D. Torreão, Claudia R. Soares, Gabriela A. Abreu, Valmar Bião…
Enrico Heffler, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Elisabetta Favero, Giuseppe Guida, Mauro Maniscalco, Andrea Motta, Giovanni Paoletti , Giovanni Rolla, Eugenio Baraldi, Vincenza Pezzella, Giorgio Piacentini, Stefano Nardini. Abstract Asthma prevalence in…
Research – Open Access Konstantinos P. Exarchos, Athena Gogali, Agni Sioutkou, Christos Chronis, Sofia Peristeri & Konstantinos Kostikas Respiratory Research volume 21, Article number: 79 (2020) Cite this article Abstract Background Chronic respiratory diseases constitute a considerable part in the practice of…
The WCA 2020 Committee and GAA-INTERASMA Board, after a long monitoring period of Covid-19 pandemic situation & its consequences, has decided to postpone the World Congress of Asthma WCA, originally…
“People with asthma should continue to use their inhaled asthma controller medications during the COVID-19 pandemic.Some sources have suggested that “corticosteroids” should be avoided during the COVID-19 epidemic. This advice…
Diana Ernst, RPh The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring the addition of a Boxed Warning to the prescribing information for montelukast, following a review of study data and case reports…