ALLMedicine™ Asthma Center

Dec 4th, 2022 - Although it has been postulated that tobacco use, as well as other environmental exposures, may contribute to chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), the data remain limited. Here, we utilized a large state population database to assess the association betw...

Dec 4th, 2022 - Introduction: Data are scarce on hs-CRP as a biomarker for airway inflammation in pediatric asthma. We aimed to examine correlation between hs-CRP and asthma control levels.Methods: Children with physician- diagnosed asthma, ages 6 to 15 years, we...

Dec 4th, 2022 - Higher rates of ED visits and hospitalizations for asthma among African American and Hispanic children may indicate suboptimal management of asthma, leading to a greater financial burden of healthcare. It is not well known if an association of rac...

Dec 4th, 2022 - Acute asthmatic exacerbation is a common condition for pediatric emergency visits. Recently, dexamethasone has increasingly been used as an alternative to prednisone. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of dexamethasone (DEX) agai...

Dec 3rd, 2022 - Childhood adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) frequently occurs concomitant with asthma. Adenotonsillectomy and reduction in asthma severity association has been reported. We describe changes in asthma control in...

Oct 27th, 2022 - Inhaled corticosteroid and ultra-long-acting beta-agonist (ICS/uLABA) combination is a recent advancement in the armamentarium against obstructive airways diseases (OADs). The combination of ICS/uLABA has several advantages, creating a favorable l...

Oct 25th, 2022 - Since their discovery in the 1950s, rhinoviruses (RVs) have been recognized as a major causative agent of the “common cold” and cold-like illnesses, accounting for more than 50% of upper respiratory tract infections. However, more than that, respi...

May 31st, 2022 - Whether children and people with asthma and allergic diseases are at increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection is unknown.

May 18th, 2022 - SAN FRANCISCO -- For neighborhoods near a major coking operation in Pittsburgh, its shutdown at the end of 2015 was followed by markedly lower rates of respiratory disease hospitalizations, researchers reported here. Inpatient admissions for ch...

Feb 3rd, 2022 - The practice parameter update on anaphylaxis from the Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters, with the collaboration of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, addresses...

Oct 25th, 2022 - Since their discovery in the 1950s, rhinoviruses (RVs) have been recognized as a major causative agent of the “common cold” and cold-like illnesses, accounting for more than 50% of upper respiratory tract infections. However, more than that, respi...

Oct 14th, 2022 - This study will be a prospective, longitudinal, observational, single-center, exploratory, natural history study to collect samples and data that will enable prospective explorations of the interaction between environmental exposures and disease p...

Oct 14th, 2022 - This study is designed to evaluate genetic mechanisms of lung disease by surveying polymorphic genes involved in respiratory function and examining gene expression in the lung cells of individuals with pulmonary disease (e.g., alpha 1-antitrypsin ...

Oct 14th, 2022 - The study design is a double-blind, placebo controlled, randomized sequence, three-treatment, three-period, six-sequence, cross-over multiple-dose study to evaluate efficacy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety and tolerability of glyco...

Oct 14th, 2022 - Intermittent caloric restricted or fasting has numerous health effects including the reduction in numerous cardiovascular and pulmonary disease risk factors. The cellular programs activated by caloric restriction are similarly regulated in preclin...

Dec 2nd, 2022 - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is cautioning physicians and parents to be on the lookout for unnecessary diagnostic testing associated with several common pediatric conditions Children seen for the conditions in emergency settings and ev...

Dec 1st, 2022 - A large Danish study supports a robust and long-term bidirectional relationship between epilepsy and depression, with implications for diagnosis and patient care. Eva Bølling-Ladegaard The findings "strongly support previous observations of a bidi...

Nov 30th, 2022 - Amazon is encouraging patients to "skip the waiting room" with the launch of Amazon Clinic, a virtual health care service that aims to offer treatment for nearly 2 dozen common health conditions. Taking a step beyond a typical telehealth visit, th...

Nov 29th, 2022 - Persistent asthma was linked to higher carotid plaque burden and inflammation in the MESA cohort. (Journal of the American Heart Association) Hospitals can still make endovascular therapy work for stroke patients transferred from over 300 miles aw...

Nov 28th, 2022 - Persistent asthma is associated with increased carotid plaque burden and higher levels of inflammation, putting these patients at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events, new research suggests. Using data from the MESA study...