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Serum uric acid and the risk of respiratory disease: a population-based cohort study

Thorax doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205271 Respiratory epidemiology Original article Laura J Horsfall,  Irwin Nazareth,  Irene Petersen +Author Affiliations Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, London, UK Correspondence toDr Laura Horsfall, Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London Medical School, Royal Free Campus, London NW3 2PF, […]

Photos WCA-2014

    PhotosWCA 2014 2014-03-29 2014-03-30   2014-03-31   2014-04-01   Presidential Dinner  

Tiotropium Respimat(R) in asthma: a double-blind, randomised, dose-ranging study in adult patients with moderate asthma

Research     Kai-Michael Beeh, Petra Moroni-Zentgraf, Othmar Ablinger, Zuzana Hollaenderova, Anna Unseld, Michael Engel and Stephanie Korn Author Affiliations For all author emails, please log on. Respiratory Research 2014, 15:61  doi:10.1186/1465-9921-15-61 Published: 3 June 2014 Abstract (provisional) Background Tiotropium, a once-daily long-acting anticholinergic bronchodilator, when administered via Respimat(R) (tiotropium Respimat(R)) significantly reduces the risk of severe exacerbations and improves lung function in patients with severe […]

Prof. Dr. Alberto K. Oehling

It is with gread sadness that I let you know, my friends, that Alberto K. Oehling passed away a couple of hours ago. Alberto Oehling was one of the most relevant clinicians and researchers for over 3 decades, since 1970. I had the privilege to train with him and he was not only my mentor, but […]

Effect of Vitamin D3 on Asthma Treatment Failures in Adults With Symptomatic Asthma and Lower Vitamin D Levels

Online First >   Original Investigation | May 18, 2014   Mario Castro, MD, MPH1; Tonya S. King, PhD2; Susan J. Kunselman, MA2; Michael D. Cabana, MD, MPH3; Loren Denlinger, MD, PhD4; Fernando Holguin, MD5; Shamsah D. Kazani, MD6; Wendy C. Moore, MD7; James Moy, MD8; Christine A. Sorkness, PharmD4; Pedro Avila, MD9; Leonard B. Bacharier, MD1; Eugene Bleecker, MD7; Homer A. Boushey, MD3; James Chmiel, MD10; Anne M. Fitzpatrick, PhD11; Deborah Gentile, MD12; Mandeep Hundal, MD13; Elliot Israel, MD6; Monica Kraft, MD13; Jerry A. Krishnan, MD, PhD14; Craig LaForce, MD15; Stephen C. Lazarus, MD3; Robert Lemanske, MD4; Njira Lugogo, MD13; Richard J. Martin, MD16; David T. Mauger, PhD2; Edward Naureckas, MD17; Stephen P. Peters, MD, PhD7; Wanda Phipatanakul, MD, […]

From the Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention, Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) 2014

Please reference this document as follows: From the Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention, Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) 2014. Available from: http://www.ginasthma.org/. On World Asthma Day, May 6, 2014, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is launching a major revision of its Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention. This comprehensive and practical resource about […]

New Interasma Facebook Page

Interasma has launched a new Interasma Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalAsthmaAssociation. This page will interact with our Facebook Group Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/interasma/ , as well as our Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/Interasma integrating all the iniciatives with our new web site: https://new.interasma.org/. Kindest regards. INTERASMA

Asthma genetics and personalised medicine

Prof Deborah A Meyers PhD a, Prof Eugene R Bleecker MD a, Prof John W Holloway PhD a, Prof Stephen T Holgate DSc b  Summary Unbiased genetic approaches, especially genome-wide association studies, have identified novel genetic targets in the pathogenesis of asthma, but so far these targets account for only a small proportion of the heritability of asthma. Recognition of the importance of disease heterogeneity, the need for improved disease […]