Defining high probability when making a diagnosis of asthma in primary care: mixed-methods consensus workshop
Respiratory medicine – Original research BMJ Open 2020;10:e034559. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034559 Luke Daines, Steff Lewis, Antonius Schneider, Aziz Sheikh, Hilary Pinnock Abstract Objective Making the diagnosis of asthma is challenging. Guidelines recommend that clinicians identify a…
Different expression levels of interleukin-35 in asthma phenotypes
Research – Open Access Wei Li, Ruihan Gao, Tong Xin & Peng Gao Respiratory Research volume 21, Article number: 89 (2020) Abstract Background Interleukin (IL)-35 is a newly discovered inhibitory cytokine which is produced by regulatory B…
Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FENO) in the Management of Asthma: A Position Paper of the Italian Respiratory Society (SIP/IRS) and Italian Society of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (SIAAIC)
Enrico Heffler, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Elisabetta Favero, Giuseppe Guida, Mauro Maniscalco, Andrea Motta, Giovanni Paoletti , Giovanni Rolla, Eugenio Baraldi, Vincenza Pezzella, Giorgio Piacentini, Stefano Nardini. Abstract Asthma prevalence in…
Validation of the portable Bluetooth® Air Next spirometer in patients with different respiratory diseases
Research – Open Access Konstantinos P. Exarchos, Athena Gogali, Agni Sioutkou, Christos Chronis, Sofia Peristeri & Konstantinos Kostikas Respiratory Research volume 21, Article number: 79 (2020) Cite this article Abstract Background Chronic respiratory diseases constitute a considerable part in the practice of…
FDA Strengthens Warning About Risk of Neuropsychiatric Events With Montelukast
Diana Ernst, RPh The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring the addition of a Boxed Warning to the prescribing information for montelukast, following a review of study data and case reports…
Risk of wheezing and asthma exacerbation in children treated with paracetamol versus ibuprofen: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Research article – Open Access Mohamed Sherbash, Luis Furuya-Kanamori, Joanne Daghfal Nader & Lukman Thalib BMC Pulmonary Medicine volume 20, Article number: 72 (2020) Abstract Background Paracetamol and ibuprofen are the most commonly used medications for fever and pain…
Clinical and lung function outcomes in a cohort of children with severe asthma
BMC Pulmonary Medicine Research article – Open Access Patricia de Gouveia Belinelo, Aleisha Nielsen, Bernadette Goddard, Lauren Platt, Carla Rebeca Da Silva Sena, Paul D. Robinson, Bruce Whitehead, Jodi Hilton, Tanya Gulliver, Laurence Roddick, Kasey Pearce, Vanessa E. Murphy, Peter G. Gibson, Adam…
Atopy Modifies the Association Between Inhaled Corticosteroid Use and Lung Function Decline in Patients with Asthma
Alessandro Marcon, PhDa,∗,Correspondence information about the author PhD Alessandro MarconEmail the author PhD Alessandro Marcon, Pierpaolo Marchetti, PhDa, Josep M. Antó, PhDb,c,d, Lucia Cazzoletti, MSca, Isa Cerveri, MDe, Angelo Corsico, MD, PhDe, Diogenes Seraphim Ferreira, MD,…
Caspase-11 promotes allergic airway inflammation
Article – Open Access Zbigniew Zasłona, Ewelina Flis, Mieszko M. Wilk, Richard G. Carroll, Eva M. Palsson-McDermott, Mark M. Hughes, Ciana Diskin, Kathy Banahan, Dylan G. Ryan, Alexander Hooftman, Alicja Misiak, Jay Kearney, Gunter Lochnit, Wilhelm Bertrams, Timm Greulich, Bernd Schmeck, Oliver J. McElvaney, Kingston H. G.…