ALLMedicine™ Asthma Center

May 4th, 2021 - Background: Peripheral deposition of inhaled medication is important as small airway disease has a key role in asthma. In this study, we compared the lung deposition at different mean flow rates of three inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/long-acting be...

May 4th, 2021 - The aim was to examine the impact of receipt of mental health services on health care expenditures for U.S. adults with major chronic physical conditions. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data for 2004-2014 were analyzed for adults ages >18 with a...

May 4th, 2021 - While photochemical oxidants (Ox = O3+ NO2) are known to increase asthma flare-ups, there is a paucity of studies of the Japanese population, especially for Tokyo residents. We used data on asthma cases (n = 7,455) from ambulance dispatches in Tok...

May 4th, 2021 - Introduction: The quality of life (QoL) and device needs have not been characterized in asthmatic patients treated via dry powder inhalers (DPIs). The aim of this study was to assess the impact of asthma on health-related QoL, device satisfaction ...

May 4th, 2021 - Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting 300 million people worldwide. As telomere shortening is a well-established hallmark of aging and that asthma incidence decreases with age, here we aimed to study the role of short telomeres in ast...

Dec 3rd, 2020 - Asthma is a major public health problem worldwide and is associated with excess morbidity, mortality, and economic costs associated with lost productivity. The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program has released the 2020 Asthma Guideline...

Aug 3rd, 2020 - In 2017, the Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy were published with recommendations on early introduction of peanut-containing foods based on infants' clinical history. We sought to conduct a nationwide US survey to assess Gu...

Jul 8th, 2020 - Hypovitaminosis D has been linked to several non-bone diseases. Relation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and lung function and lung diseases has received little attention at the global level. Cross-sectional data from three National Health a...

Mar 14th, 2020 - Approximately 1% to 4% of all visits to primary care offices are for dyspnea.1 The proper use of pulmonary function tests can help differentiate many of the causes of dyspnea, monitor the progression of chronic pulmonary disease, and assess respon...

Jan 23rd, 2020 - Asthma and non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis (NAEB) are among the commonest causes of chronic cough in adults. We sought to determine the role of non-invasive measurements of airway inflammation, including induced sputum and fractional exhaled...

May 4th, 2021 - Background: Peripheral deposition of inhaled medication is important as small airway disease has a key role in asthma. In this study, we compared the lung deposition at different mean flow rates of three inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/long-acting be...

May 4th, 2021 - The aim was to examine the impact of receipt of mental health services on health care expenditures for U.S. adults with major chronic physical conditions. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data for 2004-2014 were analyzed for adults ages >18 with a...

May 4th, 2021 - While photochemical oxidants (Ox = O3+ NO2) are known to increase asthma flare-ups, there is a paucity of studies of the Japanese population, especially for Tokyo residents. We used data on asthma cases (n = 7,455) from ambulance dispatches in Tok...

May 4th, 2021 - Introduction: The quality of life (QoL) and device needs have not been characterized in asthmatic patients treated via dry powder inhalers (DPIs). The aim of this study was to assess the impact of asthma on health-related QoL, device satisfaction ...

May 4th, 2021 - Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting 300 million people worldwide. As telomere shortening is a well-established hallmark of aging and that asthma incidence decreases with age, here we aimed to study the role of short telomeres in ast...

Apr 21st, 2021 - Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a persistent abnormality in kidney structure or function (ie, glomerular filtration rate [GFR] < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 or albuminuria ≥ 30 mg per 24 hours) for more than 3 months. It is ranked as the 12th lea...

Apr 20th, 2021 - (Reuters Health) - People with androgen insensitivity syndrome may be more likely to develop asthma, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on the prevalence of androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) and asthma in medical records for more ...

Apr 14th, 2021 - (Reuters Health) - Maternal intrapartum group B Streptococcus antibiotic prophylaxis isn't associated with an increased risk for diagnosis of allergic disorders such as asthma, eczema, food allergies, and allergic rhinitis in young children, a new...

Apr 13th, 2021 - (Reuters) - Diagnosed with asthma at 8 years old, Karlaine Francisco grew up thinking everyone had it. Her friends in south Stockton, California, also carried inhalers and suffered coughing and wheezing fits. "I would tell people, 'Oh yeah, I have...

Apr 6th, 2021 - Research led by a team at the University of Oxford has identified that some, but not all, chronic respiratory diseases are associated with a substantially increased risk of severe COVID-19. In the population cohort study, records from 1205 general...