ADAM wearable monitors asthma via app
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asthma affects over 25 million adults and children in the US alone, and is responsible for 14.2 million physician visits each year…
The minimal clinically important difference of the control of allergic rhinitis and asthma test (CARAT): cross-cultural validation and relation with pollen counts
NPJ PRIMARY CARE RESPIRATORY MEDICINE | ARTICLE OPEN npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine 25, Article number: 14107 (2015) doi:10.1038/npjpcrm.2014.107 Sander van der Leeuw Thys van der Molen PN Richard Dekhuijzen Joao A Fonseca Frederik…
The microbiome in asthma
Yvonne J. Huang, MD Homer A. Boushey, MD R DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2014.11.011 Abstract: The application of recently developed sensitive, specific, culture-independent tools for identification of microbes is transforming concepts of…
YKL-40 is correlated with FEV1 and the asthma control test (ACT) in asthmatic patients: influence of treatment
Research article Tianwen Lai, Min Chen, Zaichun Deng, Yingying L¿, Dong Wu, Dongming Li and Bin Wu BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2015, 15:1 doi:10.1186/1471-2466-15-1 Published: 12 January 2015 Abstract (provisional) Background YKL-40 is also called chitinase-3-like-1 (CHI3L1) protein and may…
Sputum eosinophilia is a determinant of FEV1 decline in occupational asthma: results of an observational study
BMJ Open. 2015 Jan 5;5(1):e005748. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005748. Talini D1, Novelli F2, Bacci E2, Bartoli M2, Cianchetti S2, Costa F2, Dente FL2, Di Franco A2, Latorre M2, Malagrinò L2, Vagaggini B2, Celi A2, Paggiaro P2. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the potential determinants…
Occupational exposures, smoking and airway inflammation in refractory asthma
Research article Jodie L Simpson, Maya Guest, May M Boggess and Peter G Gibson BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2014, 14:207 doi:10.1186/1471-2466-14-207 Published: 19 December 2014 Abstract (provisional) Background The influence of occupation and ex/passive smoking on inflammatory…
Distribution of airway smooth muscle remodelling in asthma: Relation to airway inflammation
Respirology Volume 20, Issue 1, pages 66–72, January 2015 Original Article – You have free access to this content John G. Elliot1, Robyn L. Jones1, Michael J. Abramson3, Francis H. Green6, Thais Mauad8, …
Pathophysiological characterization of asthma transitions across adolescence
Syed Hasan Arshad123*, Abid Raza1, Laurie Lau2, Khalid Bawakid2, Wilfried Karmaus4,Hongmei Zhang4, Susan Ewart5, Veersh Patil1, Graham Roberts123 and Ramesh Kurukulaaratchy123 *Corresponding author: Syed H Arshad sha@soton.ac.uk Author Affiliations Respiratory Research 2014, 15:153 doi:10.1186/s12931-014-0153-7 Abstract Background Adolescence is a period of change, which…
Use of digital media for the education of health professionals in the treatment of childhood asthma
Jornal de Pediatria In Press, Uncorrected Proof — Note to users Open Access Original Article Helena F. Velascoa, b, , , Catiane Z. Cabrala, Paula P. Pinheirob, Rita de Cassia S. Azambujaa, Luciano S.…
Establishing school-centered asthma programs
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Volume 134, Issue 6, Pages 1223–1230, December 2014 Lisa Cicutto, RN, ACNP(cert), PhD, CAE , Melanie Gleason, MS, PA-C, CAE , Stanley J. Szefler, MD …