DALLAS — Single combination inhaler treatment with budesonide-formoterol on an as-needed basis, compared with albuterol, more than halved the risk for severe asthma attacks in patients with mild asthma, according…
This article is part of Pulmonology Advisor‘s coverage of the American Thoracic Society International Conference, taking place in Dallas, Texas. Our staff will report on medical research related to asthma and other…
Pediatric Asthma: Why Definitive Diagnosis Remains Elusive In children aged 5 years or older, researchers indicate using spirometry, fractional exhaled nitric oxide testing, and bronchodilator reversibility as tests to prevent…
The Pediatric Asthma Risk Score (PARS) is a continuous scoring system useful for assessing the risk of asthma in young children. Based on research published in the Journal of Allergy and…
BMC Pulmonary Medicine Research article – Open Access – Open Peer Review Melanie Dreßler, Theresa Friedrich, Natali Lasowski, Eva Herrmann, Stefan Zielen and Johannes Schulze BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2019 19:94 Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Physical activity is an important part of life, and hence…
The Severe Asthma Global Evaluation (SAGE) has demonstrated validity in systematically detecting difficult asthma, according to a report recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. The…
Asthma and Affective Traits May Share Genetic Influences Questionnaire-based asthma was associated with major depression, high neuroticism, and anxiety. The comorbidity observed between asthma and affective traits such as anxiety,…
May 2019 Volume 143, Issue 5, Pages 1783–1790.e11 Ceyda Oksel, PhDa,∗, Raquel Granell, PhDb,∗, Osama Mahmoud, PhDb, Adnan Custovic, MD, PhDa,, A. John Henderson, MDb,∗ on behalf of the STELAR, Breathing Together investigators Open…
Adults with high blood eosinophil counts (BECs) may have a higher risk for incident asthma, according to a study published in Respiratory Medicine. In this retrospective open cohort study, investigators identified…
Indoor dampness and mold are associated with an increased onset of asthma, rhinitis, and respiratory symptoms, as well as with decreased remission, according to a study published in the European Respiratory…