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How to: Bronchial thermoplasty in asthma

OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE Stephen Bicknell⇑,  Rekha Chaudhuri and  Neil C. Thomson +Author Affiliations Respiratory Medicine, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, and Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK S. Bicknell, Respiratory Medicine, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow G12 OYN, UK. E-mail: stephen.bicknell@nhs.net Abstract Educational aims To provide an overview on how to perform bronchial thermoplasty for the treatment […]

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Asthma in Preschool Children: A Review of the Diagnostic Challenges

J Am Board Fam Med July-August 2014 vol. 27 no. 4538-548 Andrew J. Cave, MB ChB, MClSc, FCFP, FRCGP and Lana L. Atkinson, MLIS Abstract Family physicians face many challenges when diagnosing asthma in preschool children. These diagnostic challenges are compounded by variations in the natural history of early stage asthma, which are not fully understood, since early childhood wheezing […]

Effects of inactivated influenza vaccine on respiratory illnesses and asthma-related events in children with mild persistent asthma in Asia

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology by Charoen Jaiwong, Jarungchit Ngamphaiboon     Background:    Acute asthmatic exacerbation and readmission may be associated with severe influenza infection and asthmatic children are a priority group for influenza vaccination. To date, our study is the first to evaluate the outcome of the influenza vaccine in asthmatic Asian children. Objective: To analyze […]

Transcriptome analysis of controlled and therapy-resistant childhood asthma reveals distinct gene expression profiles

Helena Persson, PhD‡, Andrew T. Kwon, PhD, Jordan A. Ramilowski, PhD, Gilad Silberberg, PhD, Cilla Söderhäll, PhD, Christina Orsmark-Pietras, PhD∗, Björn Nordlund, RN, PhD, Jon R. Konradsen, MD, PhD, Michiel J.L. de Hoon, PhD, Erik Melén, MD, PhD, Yoshihide Hayashizaki, MD, PhD, Gunilla Hedlin, MD, PhD, Juha Kere, MD, PhDcorrespondenceemail, Carsten O. Daub, PhD Open […]

World Allergy Week 2015

World Allergy Week is an annual initiative of the World Allergy Organization (WAO), together with its Member Societies, to raise awareness of allergic disease and related disorders and advocate for the provision of training and resources in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of these diseases and asthma, which are rising in prevalence around the world. […]

Web Based Listing of Agents Associated with New Onset Work-Related Asthma

K.D. Rosenman, MD, W.S. Beckett, MD DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2015.03.004 http://www.resmedjournal.com/article/S0954-6111(15)00103-1/abstract Publication stage: In Press Accepted Manuscript Summary Background Work-related asthma is common and yet remains a challenge to diagnose. Access to a listing of agents associated with work-related asthma has been suggested as useful in assisting in the diagnosis. Methods The Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC) […]

Stratification of patients with severe asthma

Jean Bousquet DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00057-0   Targeting interleukin 5 for eosinophilic asthma – discussion with Jean Bousquet and Richard Lane Increased eosinophil counts have been recognised to be linked to asthma severity and are a risk factor for asthma exacerbations. Therefore, decreasing eosinophil count by targeting the interleukin-5-mediated signalling pathway could help to reduce airway inflammation and […]

Lung function changes from childhood to adolescence: a seven-year follow-up study

  BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2015, 15:31  doi:10.1186/s12890-015-0028-9   Research article Pavilio Piccioni, Roberta Tassinari, Aurelia Carosso, Carlo Carena, Massimiliano Bugiani and Roberto Bono   Abstract (provisional)  Background As part of an investigation into the respiratory health in children conducted in Torino, northwestern Italy, our aim was to assess development in lung function from childhood to adolescence, and to assess changes or persistence of asthma symptoms […]