Short-term exposure to fine particulate matter with diameter less than 2.5 µm (PM2.5) is associated with increased hospital admission risks and costs, according to a study published online Nov. 27…
Fernando Holguin, Juan Carlos Cardet, Kian Fan Chung, Sarah Diver, Diogenes S. Ferreira, Anne Fitzpatrick, Mina Gaga, Liz Kellermeyer, Sandhya Khurana, Shandra Knight, Vanessa M. McDonald, Rebecca L. Morgan, Victor E. Ortega, David Rigau, Padmaja Subbarao, Thomy Tonia, Ian M. Adcock, Eugene R. Bleecker, Chris Brightling, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Michael Cabana, Mario Castro, Pascal Chanez, Adnan Custovic, Ratko Djukanovic, Urs Frey, Betty Frankemolle, Peter Gibson, Dominique Hamerlijnck, Nizar Jarjour, Satoshi Konno, Huahao Shen, Cathy Vitary, Andy Bush European Respiratory Journal 2019; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00588-2019 Abstract This document provides clinical recommendations for the management of severe asthma. Comprehensive evidence syntheses, including meta-analyses, were…
A significantly lower hair cortisol concentration (HCC) was observed in patients with asthma compared with healthy controls, suggesting that HCC measurement may be used to detect individuals at risk for…
Before puberty, girls have a lower risk for incident asthma, rhinitis, and respiratory multimorbidity compared with boys, but these incidences become more balanced after puberty, according to study results published…
Research – Open Access Anet Kivihall, Alar Aab, Jerzy Soja, Krzysztof Sładek, Marek Sanak, Alan Altraja, Bogdan Jakiela, Grazyna Bochenek & Ana Rebane Clinical and Translational Allergy volume 9, Article number: 62 (2019) Abstract Background The role of miRNAs in the pathogenesis and determining the…
Results showed 50% fewer patients in the mepolizumab treatment arm experienced an HES flare GlaxoSmithKline announced positive results from the pivotal phase 3 study of mepolizumab in the treatment of patients…
Allergists tended to prescribe biologics more often compared with pulmonologists. HOUSTON — Patients who began biologic treatment for asthma tended to have more progressive worsening of disease in the previous…
Research – Open Access Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Reem Al-Rashoudi, Gillian Moir, Mohamed S. Al-Hajjaj, Monther M. Al-Alwan, Heather M. Wilson & Isabel J. Crane Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology volume 15, Article number: 64 (2019) Abstract Background Monocytes play an…
Research Open Access Respiratory Research K. E. J. Håkansson, Line J. H. Rasmussen, Nina S. Godtfredsen, Oliver D. Tupper, Jesper Eugen-Olsen, Thomas Kallemose, Ove Andersen & Charlotte Suppli Ulrik Respiratory Research volume 20, Article number: 258 (2019) Abstract Introduction Prognostic biomarkers in asthma are…
BMC Pulmonary Medicine Research article – Open Access – Open Peer Review Tove Hedenrud, Annika Jakobsson, Hanan El Malla & Helle Håkonsen BMC Pulmonary Medicine volume 19, Article number: 175 (2019) Abstract Background Asthma is an extensive public health problem and…