OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE Stephen Bicknell⇑, Rekha Chaudhuri and Neil C. Thomson +Author Affiliations Respiratory Medicine, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, and Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK S. Bicknell, Respiratory…
J Am Board Fam Med July-August 2014 vol. 27 no. 4538-548 Andrew J. Cave, MB ChB, MClSc, FCFP, FRCGP and Lana L. Atkinson, MLIS Abstract Family physicians face many challenges when diagnosing asthma in preschool…
Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology by Charoen Jaiwong, Jarungchit Ngamphaiboon Background: Acute asthmatic exacerbation and readmission may be associated with severe influenza infection and asthmatic children are a priority…
Helena Persson, PhD‡, Andrew T. Kwon, PhD, Jordan A. Ramilowski, PhD, Gilad Silberberg, PhD, Cilla Söderhäll, PhD, Christina Orsmark-Pietras, PhD∗, Björn Nordlund, RN, PhD, Jon R. Konradsen, MD, PhD, Michiel…
K.D. Rosenman, MD, W.S. Beckett, MD DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2015.03.004 http://www.resmedjournal.com/article/S0954-6111(15)00103-1/abstract Publication stage: In Press Accepted Manuscript Summary Background Work-related asthma is common and yet remains a challenge to diagnose. Access to a listing…
Jean Bousquet DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00057-0 Targeting interleukin 5 for eosinophilic asthma – discussion with Jean Bousquet and Richard Lane Increased eosinophil counts have been recognised to be linked to asthma severity…
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2015, 15:31 doi:10.1186/s12890-015-0028-9 Research article Pavilio Piccioni, Roberta Tassinari, Aurelia Carosso, Carlo Carena, Massimiliano Bugiani and Roberto Bono Abstract (provisional) Background As part of an investigation into the respiratory health in children conducted in…
Bianca Beghè, Antonio Spanevello, Leonardo M Fabbri DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00108-3 According to the latest version of the Global Initiative for Asthma strategy document,1 asthma is a heterogeneous disease with clinical manifestations…
NPJ PRIMARY CARE RESPIRATORY MEDICINE | PERSPECTIVE OPEN npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine 25, Article number: 15004 (2015) doi:10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.4 Mike Thomas Abstract After decades of improvement, asthma outcomes have stalled. Mortality, hospitalisations, exacerbations and symptom…
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma. NICE interventional…