Asthma is among the most common medical conditions affecting children and young people, with adolescence a recognised period of increased risk, overrepresented in analyses examining recent increasing asthma mortality rates....
Asthma animal models provide valuable information about the pathogenesis and the treatment of asthma. An ovalbumin (OVA)/complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA)-sensitized model was developed to induce neutrophil-dominant asthma...
Small airways (SA) in humans are commonly defined as those conducting airways <2 mm in diameter. They are susceptible to particle- and chemical-induced injury and play a major role in the development of airway disease such as...
Understanding the effects of ethnicity in severe asthma is important for optimal personalised patient care.To assess ethnic differences in disease control, exacerbations, biological phenotype and treatment in UK severe asthma.We...
There is a paucity of studies investigating extreme cold events and asthma exacerbations. This study examined whether an association exists between cold spells and daily hospital admissions for asthma in Beijing, China from 2012...
Asthma is a leading cause of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits. A metered-dose inhaler and spacer (MDI-S) device is equivalent to and more cost effective than delivery by nebulization in the ED management of mild asthma...
While the occurrence of concomitant asthma and atopic dermatitis (AD) in patients is well known,...
To investigate associations between long-term exposure to PM, NO, mortality and morbidity in New Zealand, a country with low levels of exposure.Retrospective cohort study.The New Zealand resident population.The main analyses...
We’ve long known that childhood food allergy and food allergen sensitization are associated with...
E-cigarette use among adolescents and young adults has been associated with adverse respiratory symptoms, including symptoms of asthma and bronchitis. This investigation examined whether such associations differ by primary type...
() is one of the core drugs used for relieving cough and asthma in traditional Chinese medicine. However, there are few basic studies on the treatment of respiratory diseases with in modern pharmacology, and the material basis...
Bronchial challenge test (BCT) measures current airways-hyperreactivity, however, its predictive role in pre-school children (<6 years) for the diagnosis of asthma at school age is still debatable. We aimed to find whether...
