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Nerve ablation after bronchial thermoplasty and sustained improvement in severe asthma

Research article Open Access Open Peer Review BMC Pulmonary Medicine N. Facciolongo, A. DiStefano, V. Pietrini, C. Galeone, F. Bellanova, F. Menzella, N. Scichilone, R. Piro, G. L. Bajocchi, B. Balbi, L. Agostini, P. P. Salsi, D. Formisano and M. Lusuardi BMC Pulmonary Medicine BMC series – open, inclusive and trusted 2018 18:29 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0554-8 Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Bronchial thermoplasty…

Prevalence of asthma among the adult general population of five Middle Eastern countries: results of the SNAPSHOT program

BMC Pulmonary Medicine   Research article – Open Access – Open Peer Review   Hesham Tarraf, Omur Aydin, Dilsad Mungan, Mohammad Albader, Bassam Mahboub, Adam Doble, Aaicha Lahlou, Luqman Tariq, Fayaz Aziz and Abdelkader El Hasnaoui BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2018 18:68 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-018-0621-9 Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Asthma is a common…

Loss of bronchoprotection to Salbutamol during sputum induction with hypertonic saline: implications for asthma therapy

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Research Open Access   Hongyu Wang, Melanie Kjarsgaard, Terence Ho, John D. Brannan and Parameswaran Nair Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2018 14:26 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-018-0256-7 Abstract Background Sputum induction with hypertonic saline in obstructive airway diseases is generally…

Severe, eosinophilic asthma in primary care in Canada: a longitudinal study of the clinical burden and economic impact based on linked electronic medical record data

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Research – Open Access Don Husereau, Jason Goodfield, Richard Leigh, Richard Borrelli, Michel Cloutier and Alain Gendron Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2018 14:15 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-018-0241-1 Abstract Background Stratification of patients with severe asthma by blood eosinophil counts predicts…

The course of asthma during pregnancy in a recent, multicase–control study on respiratory health

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Short Report – Open Access A. Grosso, F. Locatelli, E. Gini, F. Albicini, C. Tirelli, I. Cerveri and A. G. Corsico Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2018 14:16 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-018-0242-0 Abstract Background Over the years it has been widely stated that approximately…