What prevents us from treating severe asthma well? A doctor’s perspective by Piotr Dąbrowiecki, Radoslaw Gawlik, Maciej Kupczyk, Dominika Łęcka, Anna Ben Drissi

Subjects: “…severe asthma…”
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Pulmonary Function Tests in Emergency Department Pediatric Patients with Acute Wheezing/Asthma Exacerbation by Kathryn Giordano, Elena Rodriguez, Nicole Green, Milena Armani, Joan Richards, Thomas H. Shaffer, Magdy W. Attia

“…This study used tidal breathing tests in the ED to measure asthma severity. Design/Method. A prospective pilot study in pediatric patients (3 to 18 yrs) with asthma/wheezing was conducted in an ED setting using respiratory inductance plethysmography and pneumotachography. …”
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Investigation of Occupational Asthma: Do Clinicians Fail to Identify rRelevant Occupational Exposures? by Carlo de Olim, Denis Bégin, Louis-Philippe Boulet, André Cartier, Michel Gérin, Catherine Lemière

“…BACKGROUND: Specific inhalation challenges (SIC) enable the identification of the agent responsible of occupational asthma (OA). A clinician may fail to identify a specific agent in the workplace, which may potentially lead to a misdiagnosis. …”
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Efficacy of Inhaled Steroid Over Systemic Steroid in Stabilizing Acute Asthma in Emergency Room by B.V. Siva Vara Prasad Rao, Santhosh K B, Anil Sankol S M

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County Smoke-Free Laws and Asthma Discharges: Evidence from 17 US States by Glenn M. Landers, Patricia Ketsche, Mark L. Diana, Claudia Campbell

“…To examine the effect of county workplace smoke-free laws over and above the effect of other (restaurant or bar) smoke-free laws on adult asthma. Methods. The study estimated the effect of rates of adult asthma discharges before and after the implementation of county nonhospitality workplace smoke-free laws and county restaurant and bar smoke-free laws. …”
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The Effect of Information Therapy Program of Quitting Smoking in Parents of Children with Asthma by Nicotine Replacement by Sedigheh Mohammadesmaeili, Nahid Ramzanghorbani, Shiba Kianmehr

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Putative regulatory functions of SNPs associated with bronchial asthma, arterial hypertension and their comorbid phenotype by I. A. Goncharova, E. Yu. Bragina, I. Zh. Zhalsanova, M. B. Freidin, M. S. Nazarenko

Subjects: “…bronchial asthma…”
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Internet-Based Asthma Education -- A Novel Approach to Compliance: A case Report by Cindy O'hara, Dilini Vethanayagam, Carina Majaesic, Irvin Mayers

“…Asthma costs Canadians over $1.2 billion per annum and, despite advances, many asthmatic patients still have poor control. …”
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Establishment of a physical exercise evaluation index system for school-age children with asthma. by Yueheng Zhao, Xianmei Meng, Suqing Wang

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>A physical exercise evaluation index system built using a literature review, qualitative interviews, and Delphi technique can provide scientific guidance for children with asthma, caregivers and health professionals to comprehensively assess the children's physical exercise.…”
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Regulation of Th1/Th2 cells in asthma development: A mathematical model by Yangjin Kim, Seongwon Lee, You-Sun Kim, Sean Lawler, Yong Song Gho, Yoon-Keun Kim, Hyung Ju Hwang

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A Multidimensional Approach to the Management of Severe Asthma: Inflammometry, Molecular Microbiology and Bronchial Thermoplasty by Conor Cox, Melanie Kjarsgaard, Michael G Surette, P Gerard Cox, Parameswaran Nair

“…Molecular microbiology and extended culture methods identified anaerobes and other airway microbiome that helped to guide the use of antibiotics. Further control of asthma was achieved by performing bronchial thermoplasty.…”
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Promising Therapeutic Functions of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived-Exosome in Asthma by Jia-Ying Yuan, Xiang-Yun Wang, Zhi-Ying Tong, Yu-Chao Dong, Jia-Yi Zhao, Yi Zhang, Yan Shang

“…Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disturbance of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements are involved. …”
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Stigmasterol Modulates Allergic Airway Inflammation in Guinea Pig Model of Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma by Aaron Opoku Antwi, David Darko Obiri, Newman Osafo

“…We explored the potential benefits of stigmasterol in the treatment of asthma, an airway disorder characterized by immune pathophysiology and with an ever-increasing worldwide prevalence. …”
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Outcome of Occupational Asthma after Removal from Exposure: A Follow-Up Study by Catherine Lemiere, Simone Chaboillez, Mélanie Welman, Karim Maghni

“…BACKGROUND: Despite being removed from their workplace, the majority of workers with occupational asthma (OA) remain afflicted with asthma.…”
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Pathological Roles of Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammation in Asthma and Its Potential for Therapy as a Target by Han Gao, Songmin Ying, Yuanrong Dai

“…Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that undermines the airways. …”
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Relationship between Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Forced Oscillometric Technique in the Assessment of Asthma by Amjed H. Abbas, Ahmed Hussein Jasim, Kareem Nasir Hussien Alesawi, Samir Sawadi Hammoud

Subjects: “…chronic asthma…”
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Neighborhood Material Deprivation Is Associated with Childhood Asthma Development: Analysis of Prospective Administrative Data by Elinor Simons, Sharon D. Dell, Rahim Moineddin, Teresa To

“…Stronger associations between childhood emergency department visits for asthma and air pollution have been demonstrated among children living in neighborhoods with high levels of deprivation, but the associations with asthma development and ongoing asthma are not known. …”
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Characterization of Macrophage Phenotypes in Three Murine Models of House-Dust-Mite-Induced Asthma by Christina Draijer, Patricia Robbe, Carian E. Boorsma, Machteld N. Hylkema, Barbro N. Melgert

“…In asthma, an important role for innate immunity is increasingly being recognized. …”
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The Mechanisms of the Regulation of Immune Response in Patients with Comorbidity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma by Elena P. Kalinina, Yulia K. Denisenko, Tatyana I. Vitkina, Elena G. Lobanova, Tatyana P. Novgorodtseva, Marina V. Antonyuk, Tatyana A. Gvozdenko, Vera V. Knyshova, Anna V. Nazarenko

“…Comorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma (asthma COPD overlap syndrome, ACOS) is a significant problem in pulmonary practice, whose pathogenetic issues are not clarified yet. …”
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Causal relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease and chronic obstructive respiratory disease: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study by Shan Lin, Dingfeng Lai, Wanmei He, Qingyuan Zhan

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