Budesonide-Formoterol Maintenance/Reliever Therapy for Poorly Controlled Asthma
Sheila Jacobs In patients with poorly controlled asthma, use of the single-inhaler combination inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)-formoterol as both maintenance and reliever treatment (SMART) was associated with a longer time to first severe asthma exacerbation compared with alternative therapies recommended by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), according to results of a meta-analysis and systematic review […]
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Articles Machine Learning Model for Classification of Predominantly Allergic and Non-Allergic Asthma among Pre-school Children with Asthma HospitalizationPiyush Bhardwaj, Ashish Tyagi, Shashank Tyagi, Joana Antão & Qichen DengPages: 1-12 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2022.2059763This is the author accepted version which has not been proofed or edited Reduced asthma morbidity during COVID-19 in minority children: Is medication adherence […]
Differentiating Asthma and COPD With CT Imaging and Machine Learning
Ron Goldberg With machine learning, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be differentiated with moderate to high accuracy using 7 computed tomography (CT) features, according to study findings published recently in the European Respiratory Journal. Researchers sought to determine the optimal subset of CT imaging features for differentiating asthma and COPD with machine learning. […]
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Research Article Improving childhood asthma outcomes in East Harlem: the East Harlem Asthma Center of Excellence’s Asthma Counselor ProgramNicole Dreisbach mph, Henry Wang mph, Safiya Campbell ms, Héctor Correa msw, Teré Dickson md, mph, La’Shawn Brown-Dudley ms, Dodrie Escoffery mpa, Teodora Evtimova mba, Anthony Fonseca mpa, msn, Christa Myers mph, Stephanie Plasencia msw & Noel […]
Factors Associated With Switching Biologic Therapies in Severe Asthma
Pam Brick Patients taking biologics for severe asthma who switch biologic therapies share certain characteristics, including high blood eosinophil counts, younger age, and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory diseases (AERD). These were among research findings recently published in the Journal of Asthma and Allergy. Researchers in Japan sought to pinpoint patient characteristics and factors associated with switching biologics because […]
Characteristics for Predicting Long-Term Pediatric Asthma Outcomes
Ron Goldberg In children with asthma, adverse clinical outcomes are affected by the child’s baseline levels of serum immunoglobulin E (IgE), blood eosinophils, and allergen sensitization. Additionally, allergen sensitization and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) dosage were predictive of long-term clinical outcomes. These were among the finding of a study recently published in Pediatric Research. Few longitudinal studies exist for […]
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Articles Identification of hub genes and potential biomarkers of neutrophilic asthma: Evidence from a bioinformatics analysisQibin Lin, Haiyang Ni, Jieying Zhong, Zhishui Zheng & Hanxiang NiePages: 1-14 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2022.2051544This is the author accepted version which has not been proofed or edited Adolescent Asthma Management Self-Efficacy and Responsibility: Impact on Asthma Control and Quality-of-LifeBetsy Sleath […]
How Can Measuring Distal Airway Inflammation Help Predict Asthma Exacerbations?
Ron Goldberg Alveolar concentration of nitric oxide (CalvNO), a marker of distal airway inflammation, greater than 7 ppb is highly specific for an asthma attack and improves prediction of an attack in children in the next 4 months, according to findings published in the European Respiratory Journal. The current correlation is poor between physiological parameters and […]
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Articles Correlation of Digital Flow Peak With Spirometry In Children With And without AsthmaPaula do Nascimento Maia, Maria de Fátima Bazhuni Pombo Sant`Anna, Ana Alice Amaral Ibiapina Parente, Rafaela Baroni Aurilio, Beatriz Albino Servilha Silva, Ronir Raggio Luiz & Clemax Couto Sant`AnnaPages: 1-8 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2022.2045308This is the author accepted version which has not been […]
JAK inhibitors for asthma
Steve N. Georas, MD,aPatrick Donohue, MD,bMargaret Connolly, MD,a and Michael E. Wechsler, MDb J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 Oct; 148(4): 953–963. Abstract Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by intermittent episodes of wheezing, chest tightness, and cough. Many of the inflammatory pathways implicated in asthma involve cytokines and growth factors that activate Janus kinases […]