Is atopy a risk indicator of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in dairy farmers?

Respiratory Research Research – Open Access Matthieu Veil-Picard†, Thibaud Soumagne†, Rechana Vongthilath, Isabella Annesi Maesano, Alicia Guillien, Lucie Laurent, Pascal Andujar, Nicolas Roche, Stephane Jouneau, Benoit Cypriani, Jean-Jacques Laplante, Bruno Degano and Jean-Charles Dalphin †Contributed equally Respiratory Research 2019 20:124 Abstract Allergic mechanisms related to environmental and occupational exposure have been suggested to contribute to the development of chronic obstructive…

Effects of short-term smoking on lung function and airway hyper-responsiveness in young patients with untreated intermittent adult-onset asthma: retrospective cross-sectional study at a primary–tertiary care hospital in Japan

Smoking and tobacco – Research BMJ Open Kentaro Watai, Kiyoshi Sekiya, Hiroaki Hayashi, Yuma Fukutomi, Masami Taniguchi. Abstract Objective In daily clinical practice, smokers with asthma and with intermittent disease severity are frequently encountered. The…

The effect and burden modification of heating on adult asthma hospitalizations in Shijiazhuang: a time-series analysis

Respiratory Research Research – Open Access Feifei Liu, Fangfang Qu, Huiran Zhang, Lingshan Chao, Rongqin Li, Fengxue Yu, Jitao Guan and Xixin Yan Respiratory Research 2019 20:122 Abstract Background Previous studies have found associations between asthma morbidity and air pollution especially in young population, (PLoS One 12:e0180522, 2017; Can J…

PM2.5-Related Air Pollution Reduced, but Ozone Levels Need Improvement

Pulmonology Advisor Contributing Writer Most of the United States has seen improvements in health effects in the last 10 years due to ambient levels of particulate matter less than 2.5…

CPD Managing Patients With Asthma Across the Age Ranges

CPD Managing Patients With Asthma Across the Age Ranges Authors: Roland Buhl, MD, PhD; Eckard Hamelmann, MD; Nikolaos Papadopoulos, MD, PhD, FAAAI, FRCP; Christian Vogelberg, MD CPD Released: 6/10/2019 Valid for credit…

Eosinophils capture viruses, a capacity that is defective in asthma

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open Access Yanaika S. Sabogal Piñeros , Suzanne M. Bal , Annemiek Dijkhuis , Christof J. Majoor , Barbara S. Dierdorp , Tamara Dekker , Esmée P. Hoefsmit. Peter…

Patients with overlapping diagnoses of asthma and COPD: is livestock exposure a risk factor for comorbidity and coexisting symptoms and infections?

Research article Open Access Open Peer Review BMC Pulmonary Medicine Christos Baliatsas, Lidwien A. M. Smit, Michel L. A. Dückers, Christel E. van Dijk, Dick Heederik and C. Joris Yzermans BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2019 19:105 Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Epidemiological research on health effects of livestock exposure in population subgroups with…

The Children’s Respiratory and Environmental Workgroup (CREW) birth cohort consortium: design, methods, and study population

Study protocol – Open Access Respiratory Research James E. Gern, Daniel J. Jackson, Robert F. LemanskeJr, Christine M. Seroogy, Umberto Tachinardi, Mark Craven, Stephen Y. Hwang, Carol M. Hamilton, Wayne Huggins, George T. O’Connor, Diane R. Gold, Rachel Miller, Meyer Kattan, Christine C. Johnson, Dennis Ownby, Edward M. Zoratti, Robert A. Wood, Cynthia M. Visness, Fernando Martinez, Anne Wright, Susan Lynch, Carole Ober, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Patrick Ryan, Tina Hartert and Leonard B. Bacharier Respiratory Research 2019 20:115 Abstract Background Single birth cohort studies have been the basis for many discoveries about early life risk factors for childhood…

Are Children With Obesity and Asthmatic Symptoms Being Overtreated?

Sheila Jacobs A diagnosis of asthma, using standard questionnaires that assess symptoms and lung function tests, should be confirmed in children before the commencement of medication. A retrospective, cross-sectional, observational…

The moderating effect of childhood disadvantage on the associations between smoking and occupational exposure and lung function; a cross sectional analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS)

BMC Public Health Research article Open Access Open Peer Review Caroline Carney and Michaela Benzeval BMC Public Health 2019 19:690 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019–z Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Lung function is lower in people with disadvantaged socio-economic position (SEP) and…

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Is atopy a risk indicator of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in dairy farmers?

Effects of short-term smoking on lung function and airway hyper-responsiveness in young patients with untreated intermittent adult-onset asthma: retrospective cross-sectional study at a primary–tertiary care hospital in Japan

The effect and burden modification of heating on adult asthma hospitalizations in Shijiazhuang: a time-series analysis

PM2.5-Related Air Pollution Reduced, but Ozone Levels Need Improvement

CPD Managing Patients With Asthma Across the Age Ranges

Eosinophils capture viruses, a capacity that is defective in asthma

Patients with overlapping diagnoses of asthma and COPD: is livestock exposure a risk factor for comorbidity and coexisting symptoms and infections?

The Children’s Respiratory and Environmental Workgroup (CREW) birth cohort consortium: design, methods, and study population

Are Children With Obesity and Asthmatic Symptoms Being Overtreated?

The moderating effect of childhood disadvantage on the associations between smoking and occupational exposure and lung function; a cross sectional analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS)

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