Diet and asthma: vitamins and methyl donors

Summary: Diet changes can partly explain the high burden of asthma in industrialised nations. Findings from experimental studies have stimulated many observational studies of the association between vitamins (A, C, D, and E) or nutrients acting as methyl donors (folate, vitamin B12, and choline) and asthma. However, observational studies are susceptible to several sources of bias; […]

WCA 2014 – Program at a Glance

The WCA-2014 Program at a Glance will be updated in due course. Please check back. Saturday March 29   Sunday March 30   Monday March 31   Tuesday April 1                   Morning Sessions   Morning Sessions   Morning Sessions               Morning […]

WCA 2014 – Scientific Board & Scientific Program Committee

Scientific Advisory Board   Jean Bousquet, FranceAndrea Rossi, ItalyGustavo Rodrigo, UruguayStephen T. Holgate, UK       Pediatric Advisory Board   Andy Bush, UKStanley Szefler, USAGiovanni Rossi, ItalyPeter Le Souëf, Australia Dirceu Solé, BrazilHugo Van Bever, SingaporeKarin Lødrup Carlsen, NorwayAdnan Čustović, UK.   . Scientific Programme Committee   Chairs:Co-Chairs:Members: Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani, Argentina – G. Walter Canonica, ItalyLouis-Philippe Boulet, Canada – Lawrence DuBuske, USAMark FitzGerald, CanadaGennaro D’Amato, ItalyJuan A. Mazzei, ArgentinaRuby Pawankar, Japan.J. Christian Virchow, Germany .   […]

WCA 2014 -Main Topics

Track I: Adult: Knowledge Translating .     Track II: Asthma Knowledge Translating .     Track III: Paediatric Programme . Asthma: a disease of many phenotypes Asthma in the elderly Occupational asthma Asthma and obesity: what is the relationship? Biomarkers of treatment responses Links between astma and rhinitis Upper airway influences on lower airways Basic principles of […]

XXII World Congress of Asthma – Scientific Programme Committee Message

“Translating science into clinical practice: how to improve asthma management in 2014” .Significant achievements have been accomplished in the last few years in better understanding what asthma is, how it should be assessed in regard to control and severity and what its optimal therapy is. Unfortunately these improvements in our understanding of the disease have not always […]

Interasma Board of Directors – Executive Committee

INTERASMA Board of Directors   President1st Vice-President2nd Vice-President3rd Vice-PresidentPast PresidentSecretary GeneralTreasurerHistorian Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani, ArgentinaG. Walter Canonica, ItalyLawrence DuBuske, USALouis-Philippe Boulet, CanadaYou-Young Kim, KoreaCarlos Nunes, PortugalIgnacio J. Ansotegui, SpainRonald Dahl, Denmark     Members at Large   Alexandre Chuchalin, RussiaAlvaro Cruz, BrazilArzu Yorgancioglu, TurkeyFulvio Braido, Italy Jonathan Bernstein, USAKen Ohta, JapanOsman Yusuf, PakistanRalph Mösges, Germany     Adjuncts   Ante Fink-Wagner, GermanyJuan Carlos Ivancevich, Argentina

XXII World Congress of Asthma

XXII World Congress of AsthmaMarch 29-April 1, 2014Mexico DF, Mexico We are very pleased to invite you to attend the XXII World Congress of Asthma in Mexico City 2014 (WCA-2014 Mexico). The WCA congresses have been organized by INTERASMA, the Global Asthma Association, since the first congress that took place in Lübeck in 1956. Many very succesfull congresses […]

Asthma Research and Practice

  Editors-in-Chief   Juan C. Celedón  University of Pittsburgh, United States Giovanni Passalacqua  University of Genoa, Italy Founding Editor   Carlos E Baena-Cagnani Catholic University of Cordoba, Argentina   About Asthma Research and Practice Aims and scope | Open access | Article-processing charges | Indexing services |Publication and peer review process | Editorial policies |Citing articles in Asthma Research and Practice |Why publish your article in Asthma Research and […]