To date, asthma remains one of the most frequent chronic diseases in children and adults worldwide [1, 2]. Despite our increased knowledge of the mechanisms and treatments of asthma, we need to better understand the natural history of this lifelong disease. In mild asthma, compliance and adherence to existing and efficient therapies are the main problem whereas in severe asthma, innovative trea...

Borderline hypertension was the topic of one of the "Hypertension seminars" arranged by the Hypertension Section at the Ostra Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden. On that occasion Professor Stevo Julius, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA, was an invited guest. During the seminar, various aspects of borderline hypertension were discussed, e.g. the natural history, hemodynamics and management of this condition. The...

D 1: Tom Kubisiak of the U.S. Forest Service’s Sot&em Institute of Forest Genetics and Dr. Robert Bernatzky of the University of Massachusetts have been usin8 molecdargenetic markeu to pinpoint hotspots of American chestnutgenetic diversity. Utin. samples collected on a rot.&Ly 135-milegrid coverin. the entire range of the tree, the two researchers are analyzing cheztnut DNA to assess overall L...

Allergen specific immunotherapy remains the only means to change the natural history of allergic disease. Thanks to the recent advances in molecular biology a large spectrum of purified allergen molecules are presently routinely available for diagnostic purposes. This review represents a practical guide on how to use these new diagnostic tools in order to detect precisely the primary sensitizin...

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This commentary presents the case against housing rats and mice in laboratory cages; the commentary bases its case on their sentience, natural history, and the varied detriments of laboratory conditions. The commentary gives 5 arguments to support this position: (a) rats and mice have a high degree of sentience and can suffer, (b) laboratory environments cause suffering, (c) rats and mice in th...

Evolution of natural history information in the 21st century – developing an integrated framework for biological and geographical data" (2011).