Previous studies indicate that patients with asthma commonly have comorbidities, which may complicate their response to treatment. To examine the response omalizumab in patients with moderat...
Prior research indicates that IgE-mediated phatophysiological mechanisms often occur in allergic diseases, including severe allergic asthma (SAA). With the hypothesis that the anti-IgE monoc...
Each year in the United States, about 15.4 million people are treated for asthma, but the impact of the disease extends beyond medical care, absenteeism, and mortality. “People with severe...
“Asthma diagnosis and management are based on an unclear combination of subjective, symptom-based measurements (such as daytime and nighttime symptoms and activity impairment) and objectiv...
While the occurrence of concomitant asthma and atopic dermatitis (AD) in patients is well known, the impact of the causal relationship between asthma and AD is not fully understood. Furtherm...
The present work focuses on the ecotoxicological effects of montelukast sodium (MTL) and its photoproducts, obtained under environmentally-like conditions. Despite of the potential presence ...
New research was presented at ATS 2021, the virtual American Thoracic Society International Conference, from May 14-19. The features below highlight some of the studies presented via the onl...
Mouse allergy is an important cause of indoor asthma and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. The major mouse allergen, Mus m 1, is a complex of homologous pheromone-binding lipocalinscalled major ...
The anti-IgE therapy omalizumab improves asthma control and reduces exacerbations in patients with moderate-to-severe allergic asthma. However, it has been suggested that omalizumab should b...
Pulmonary disease is a frequent acute and chronic manifestation in sickle cell disease (SCD), presenting high morbidity and mortality. This study sought to identify the prevalence and associ...
Despite referral to a high-risk clinic for poorly controlled asthma, controller medication therapy adherence remained poor in a real-world pediatric clinic, explains William Anderson, MD, of...
“The level of asthma control among pediatric patients improved during the COVID-19 lockdown period, likely because of reduced exposure to typical asthma triggers due to the confinement,”...
Asthma affects approximately 1 in 10 children and the prevalence of asthma has dramatically increased within a generation, strongly implicating lifestyle and/or environmental causes, explain...
Since approximately 5% to 10% of patients with asthma have severe disease, there is an urgent need for improved management and treatment approaches and biologic therapies are an increasingly...
Childhood and onset of allergic asthma are strongly associated, but only a few studies have analyzed incidence of asthma from childhood to late adulthood in relation to allergy. Researchers ...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced 19 recommendations for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of asthma in six key area, including four new recommendations targe...
Differential diagnosis of allergic versus non-allergic asthma is typically made on the basis of sensitization to allergens, such that absence of sensitization could result in a patient being...
Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) induces immunological tolerance, and there is increasing evidence of the clinical efficacy of AIT in the treatment of allergic asthma. Researchers investigated t...
The ventricular arrhythmia (VA)-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) association and related risk factors remain unclear. Using 2001-2012 data from National Health Insurance Research...
Fifteen states allow schools to manage respiratory emergencies among multiple students using a single albuterol inhaler (stock inhaler) paired with a disposable holding chamber.To evaluate i...
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