Role of Adult Asthma Education in Improving Asthma Control and Reducing Emergency Room Utilization and Hospital Admissions in an Inner City Hospital by Rashmi Mishra, Muhammad Kashif, Sindhaghatta Venkatram, Teresa George, Kristina Luo, Gilda Diaz-Fuentes

“…Objective. Asthma education programs have been shown to decrease healthcare utilization and improve disease control and management. …”
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Development and pilot testing of a mobile health solution for asthma self-management: Asthma action plan smartphone application pilot study by Christopher J Licskai, Todd W Sands, Madonna Ferrone

“…BACKGROUND: Collaborative self-management is a core recommendation of national asthma guidelines; the written action plan is the knowledge tool that supports this objective. …”
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Factors Associated with Poor Asthma Control among Sudanese Patients Attending Atbara Teaching Hospital in Sudan by Hadeel Kareem Aladdin, Sufian Khalid Mohammed Noor, Amro Mohamed Fagir Farah, Sara Elamin Bushara

Subjects: “…poor asthma control…”
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Environmental allergen exposure and asthma: prospects for primary prevention by Adnan Custovic, Ashley Woodcock

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Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents in the Treatment of Asthma in Children by Pierre Gaudreault

“…The increasing scientific information clearly demonstrates the important role of inflammation in asthma. This evidence has led physicians to focus their treatment on the elimination of inflammation instead of working solely against bronchoconstriction. …”
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Birthweight and Preterm Birth in Relation to Indicators of Childhood Asthma by Kitaw Demissie, Pierre Ernst, Lawrence Joseph, Margaret R Becklake

“…BACKGROUND: Early life events may have long term consequences on respiratory health including the risk of developing asthma.…”
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Innovative approaches to asthma treatment: harnessing nanoparticle technology by Vanshika Goswami, Kushneet Kaur Sodhi, Chandra Kant Singh

Subjects: “…Asthma…”
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Near Fatal Asthma: Clinical and Airway Biopsy Characteristics by Richard G. Barbers, Ilias C. Papanikolaou, Michael N. Koss, Ashish Patel, Elton Katagihara, Maggie Arenas, Khalid Chan, Colleen G. Azen, Om P. Sharma

“…Inflammation and remodeling are integral parts of asthma pathophysiology. We sought to describe the clinical and pathologic features of near fatal asthma exacerbation (NFE). …”
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Outcomes of Asthma Education: Results of a Multisite Evaluation by Wilma M Hopman, Nancy Garvey, Jennifer Olajos-Clow, Andrea White-Markham, M Diane Lougheed

“…BACKGROUND: This observational study compared the effectiveness of a standardized adult asthma education program administered in a variety of sites and practice settings on health care utilization, absenteeism, amount of leisure time missed and quality of life (using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form 1.0 [SF-36]).…”
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Importance of Definitions and Population Selection in Work-Related Asthma by Susan M Tarlo, Moira Chan-Yeung

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Prevalence of Occupational Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms in Foundry Workers by Servet Kayhan, Umit Tutar, Halit Cinarka, Aziz Gumus, Nurhan Koksal

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted in a foundry factory to assess the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and occupational asthma in foundry workers. Physical examination, spirometric evaluation, chest radiograph, and a questionnaire related to respiratory symptoms were performed. …”
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In Search of the Genes of Asthma on the Island of Tristan da Cunha by Noe Zamel

“…Asthma, like several common diseases such as diabetes and atherosclerosis, occurs in families and thus probably has a complex polygenic basis, in which environmental factors also play a role. …”
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Chemical-induced occupational asthma: A case series by Rakesh Kumar Singh, Parul Mrigpuri, Balakrishnan Menon, Mridul Sarma

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Diagnosing Asthma: The Fit between Survey and Administrative Database by Lisa Huzel, Leslie L Roos, Nick R Anthonisen, Jure Manfreda

“…BACKGROUND:Standard methods for population studies of asthma include surveying population samples using questionnaires and examining people in laboratories. …”
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Association between Obesity and Asthma in Preschool Mexican Children by Francisco Vázquez-Nava, Jaime Morales Romero, Arturo Córdova-Fernandez, Atenógenes H. Saldívar-González, Carlos F. Vázquez-Rodríguez, Maria del C. Barrientos-Gómez, Dolores Lin-Ochoa, Rodríguez Eliza M. Vázquez

“…The elevated prevalence of obesity as well as of asthma in preschool children has prompted investigators to speculate that obesity in childhood might be a causal factor in the development of asthma. …”
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Refining the Paradigms of Early Recognition for Secondary Asthma [Letter] by Qi S, Wang Y, Zhang C

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Control of Asthma in Canada: Failure to Achieve Guideline Targets by Kenneth R Chapman, Pierre Ernst, A Grenville, P Dewland, Sabrina Zimmerman

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess the degree of asthma control achieved by patients with asthma in Canada and to describe the impact of poor asthma control.…”
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Inhaled Steroids: First Line Treatment of Adult Asthma by André Cartier

“…Corticosteroids are the most potent inhaled anti-inflammatory drugs for asthma treatment. This paper reviews the clinical evidence supporting the early use of inhaled steroids in asthma as a first line treatment. …”
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Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Angiogenesis and Its Implications in Asthma by Khuloud Bajbouj, Rakhee K. Ramakrishnan, Qutayba Hamid

“…Asthma is a chronic airway disorder associated with aberrant inflammatory and remodeling responses. …”
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Predictors of Loss of Asthma Control Induced by Corticosteroid Withdrawal by Jose Belda, Krishnan Parameswaran, Catherine Lemière, Dennis Kamada, Paul M O'Byrne, Frederick E Hargreave

“…BACKGROUND: Asthma guidelines recommend reducing the dose of inhaled corticosteroids after establishing control.…”
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