New for Journal of Asthma and online now on Taylor & Francis Online:

Articles  Elevated serum calprotectin (S100A8/A9) in patients with severe asthmaT Decaesteker, S Bos, N Lorent, S Everaerts, J Vanoirbeek, D Bullens & LJ DupontPages: 1-9 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2021.1914649 The association of co-morbid asthma and overweight/obese status with healthcare utilization and caregiver perception of health in children 4-17 years, an NHANES studyHoulin Hong MPH, Wei Hou […]

Uncontrolled asthma across GINA treatment steps 2 − 5 in a large US patient cohort

William W. Busse , md, Juanzhi Fang , md, Jessica Marvel , mph, Hengfeng Tian , ms, Pablo Altman , md & Hui Cao , md https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2021.1897834 (Open Access) Abstract Objective Despite advances in treatment, asthma remains uncontrolled in many patients, with increased risk of exacerbation and associated healthcare resource utilization (HCRU). We describe patient characteristics, exacerbations, asthma control, and HCRU using […]

Montelukast May Lower Risk of Clinical Deterioration in COVID-19

Rita Aghjayan Treatment with montelukast resulted in fewer incidents of clinical deterioration in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, suggesting that this treatment option may have clinical activity, according to study results published in the Journal of Asthma. An accumulation of evidence suggests that excessive inflammation increases the severity of COVID-19 infection, and is associated with an increase […]

Journal of Asthma, Volume 58, Issue 4, April 2021 is now available online on Taylor & Francis Online

The online platform for Taylor & Francis Online content Journal of Asthma, Volume 58, Issue 4, April 2021 is now available online on Taylor & Francis Online. This new issue contains the following articles: Environmental Determinants Thunderstorm asthma epidemic – management challenges experienced by general practice clinicsAmbereen S. Farouque BMedSc, MBBS, MPH, Rae Walker BScoSc, BEd, PhD & […]

Journal of Asthma, Volume 58, Issue 3, March 2021 is now available online on Taylor & Francis Online.

This new issue contains the following articles:Commentary Is It Time to Leave Behind the Concept of Asthma Control and Severity Steps?Luis Javier Nannini MDPages: 281-283 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2019.1690659 Genetic Determinants NAT1 genetic variation increases asthma risk in children with secondhand smoke exposureCassandra C. Brooks MD, Lisa J. Martin PhD, Valentina Pilipenko PhD, Hua He MS, Grace K. […]

New for Journal of Asthma and online now on Taylor & Francis Online:

Articles  Impact of Type of Health Care Provider on Long Term Asthma ControlShahid I. Sheikh MD, Nancy A. Ryan-Wenger RN, PhD, Anne May MD, Katelyn Krivchenia MD & Judy Pitts MS, APNPages: 1-13 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2021.1892750 Asthma self-management at work, asthma morbidity, and the subjective prognosis of gainful employment – the role of work engagement […]

Journal of Asthma, Volume 58, Issue 2, February 2021 is now available online on Taylor & Francis Online

This new issue contains the following articles: Severe Asthma  Attack, flare-up, or exacerbation? The terminology preferences of patients with severe asthmaKimberley A. Jones PhD, Peter G. Gibson MBBS, FRACP, PhD, Janelle Yorke PhD, MRes, RN, Robert Niven MD, Amber Smith BNutDie & Vanessa M. McDonald RN, BN, PhD, FThorSocPages: 141-150 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2019.1665064 Pediatric Asthma  […]

New for Journal of Asthma and online now on Taylor & Francis Online:

Article Commentary  Essential oils: what is the clinical tolerance in asthmatic patients?D. Caimmi , C. Neukirch & P. Demoly Pages: 1-5 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2021.1888975 Articles  Montelukast in Hospitalized Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19Ahsan R. Khan , Christian Misdary , Nikhil Yegya-Raman , Sinae Kim , Navaneeth Narayanan , Sheraz Siddiqui , Padmini Salgame , Jared Radbel , […]

New for Journal of Asthma and online now on Taylor & Francis Online:

Articles  Real-life association between inhaler technique, patient preference and asthma control in patients with uncontrolled asthma switched to budesonide/formoterol DuoResp® Spiromax® combinationNicolas Roche , Bernard Aguilaniu , Simon Paternotte & Nathalie Dallery Pages: 1-14 | DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2021.1875482 German Regional Variation of Acute and High Oral Corticosteroid Use for AsthmaCassandra Nan , Olaf Schmidt , Robert Lindner […]

Manifesto on United Airways Diseases (UAD): An Interasma (Global Asthma Association – GAA) document

Angelica Tiotiu, Plamena Novakova, Ilaria Baiardini, Andras Bikov, Herberto Jose Chong-Neto, Jaime Correia-de-Sousa, Alexander Emelyanov, Enrico Heffler, Guillermo Guidos Fogelbach, Krzysztof Kowal, Marina Labor, Stefan Mihaicuta, Denislava Nedeva, Slviya Novakova, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Ignacio J. Ansotegui, Jonathan A. Bernstein, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Lawrence DuBuske, Carlos Nunes, Juan Carlos Ivancevich, Pierachille Santus, Nelson Rosario, Tommaso […]