Preacutionary labelling of cross-reactive foods: The case of rapeseed

Asthma Research and Practice Alessandro Fiocchi, Lamia Dahdah, Carla Riccardi, Oscar Mazzina and Vincenzo Fierro Asthma Research and Practice 2016 2:13 DOI: 10.1186/s40733-016-0028-4 Abstract Food allergic individuals are exposed to unnecessary dietary restrictions due to precautionary food allergy labelling (PFAL). Two forms of PFAL exist: type I identifies the possible presence of allergenic contaminaion in foods (‘may content…’), type […]

Manifesto on small airway involvement and management in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an Interasma (Global Asthma Association – GAA) and World Allergy Organization (WAO) document endorsed by Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (

Asthma Research and Practice Asthma Research and Practice 2016 2:12 DOI: 10.1186/s40733-016-0027-5 POSITION ARTICLE AND GUIDELINES   OPEN ACCESS   F. Braido, N. Scichilone, F. Lavorini, O. S. Usmani, L. Dubuske, L. P. Boulet, R. Mosges, C. Nunes, M. Sánchez-Borges, I. J. Ansotegui, M. Ebisawa, F. Levi-Schaffer, L. J Rosenwasser, J. Bousquet, T. Zuberbier, G. Walter CanonicaEmail author, […]

Asthma Research and Practice – Submission guidelines

Asthma Research and Practice The official journal of Interasma Submission guidelines Our 3-step submission process Before you submit Now you’ve identified a journal to submit to, there are a few things you should be familiar with before you submit. Make sure you are submitting to the most suitable journal – Aims and scope Understand the costs and […]

Asthma phenotypes: the intriguing selective intervention with Montelukast

Cottini Marcello and Lombardi Carlo Abstract Asthma is a heterogeneous disease, usually characterized by chronic airway inflammation and a variable course associated with various underlying mechanisms that can differ between individuals. Patients with asthma can therefore exhibit different phenotypes, a term used to define the observable characteristics of an organism resulting from the interaction between […]

The management of asthmatic smokers

Asthma Research and Practice 2016 2:10 DOI: 10.1186/s40733-016-0025-7 José Miguel Chatkin Email author and Cynthia Rocha Dullius   Abstract Asthma is still a major public health problem in most countries; new strategies to better control this disease are necessary. Such strategies must include predisposing factors. One of these factors is smoking and a significant fraction of asthmatics are smokers. However, clinical trials studying new […]

Asthma Research and Practice celebrates its first anniversary

As open access journal Asthma Research and Practice celebrates its first anniversary, we are pleased to bring you a selection of recently published articles. We hope you find the articles of interest and invite you to submit your next manuscript to the journal. We also encourage you to read our blog post for World Asthma Day as well as more asthma-related posts. […]

May 2nd is Now “Bronchial Thermoplasty Awareness Day” in Pennsylvania

 Asthma is a disease that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow, leading to wheeze, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and cough. Asthma is the most common chronic lung disease, affecting up to 10% of adults and 30% of children. Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) is one of the treatment options for severe asthma – […]

International respiratory societies call for collaboration on asthma

The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) is calling for improved collaboration and funding to prevent and treat asthma. In World Asthma Day on May 3, FIRS says stakeholders must collaborate locally and globally to ensure adequate funding and resources are available to implement effective preventative and therapeutic strategies. FIRS brings together the world’s leading international respiratory societies to […]