In 2005, three million Californians reported that they had current asthma. Despite advances in therapy, asthma remains a disease that is not optimally controlled in many Californians. Inadequately controlled asthma can result in missed work and school and emergency department visits. Asthma was responsible for an estimated 1.9 million missed days of school and two million days of missed work in...

This population-based cross-sectional survey assessed the prevalence of work-aggravated asthma symptoms and the effect of the work environment on the aggravation of symptoms of established asthma. A questionnaire was sent to 2,613 persons (aged 20-65 yrs) with asthma. The analyses were restricted to the 969 respondents who were currently employed. The effect of occupational exposure on the aggr...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether family response to asthma symptoms mediates the relationship between child symptom perception and morbidity. METHODS A total of 122 children with asthma, aged between 7 and 17 years (47% females; 25% ethnic minorities), were recruited from three sites. Participants completed a family asthma management interview and 5-6 weeks of symptom perception assessment. R...

BACKGROUND Asthma is frequent in elite athletes and clinical studies in athletes have found increased airway inflammation. OBJECTIVE To investigate asthma-like symptoms, airway inflammation, airway reactivity (AR) to mannitol and use of asthma medication in Danish elite athletes. METHODS The study group consisted of 54 elite athletes (19 with doctor-diagnosed asthma), 22 non-athletes with d...

AbstractBackground In India, it was reported previously about varying prevalence of asthma and chronic bronchitis among leather tannery workers with moderate to high exposures at the workplace be significantly associated asthma. This study intended estimate asthma, tuberculosis, identify risk factors it. Data Methods The data used in this were collected through a cros...

BACKGROUND The ecological momentary assessment method may collect more accurate data about a patient's symptoms and functioning during the patient's normal daily life than does a retrospective measurement method such as the standardized Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ-S), which relies on the patient's recollections of symptoms and functioning. OBJECTIVE To determine how well the AQ...

Dupilumab is an anti-IL-4 receptor monoclonal antibody used to treat persistent uncontrolled asthma. We characterize a previously undescribed injection-site urticarial reaction in patients receiving Dupilumab. Case series of two evaluated at Emory University Hospital 2019-2020 who developed urticaria after Patient 1 31-year-old female with history asthma, allergic rhinitis 200mg biweekly. Her f...

OBJECTIVE Regular physical activity (PA) is an important component of pediatric asthma management. No studies have examined how in-school asthma management influences PA from children's perspectives. The aim of this study was to explore children's perceptions of the impact of in-school asthma management on PA. METHODS Qualitative interviews with 23 inner-city minority children with asthma (ag...

The prevalence of asthma in school children has been reported to have increased, with wide variations between countries. To allow comparison of prevalence data, objective markers of asthma should be measured. Therefore, we assessed the prevalence of bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) to hypertonic saline and its relation to asthma and allergy symptoms in 507 Austrian school children, aged 12-1...

Abstract Bronchial asthma is the most frequently diagnosed chronic respiratory disease in children. Treatment approaches should aim to achieve control, reduce limiting symptoms, and improve quality of life. Routine treatment patients with relies on assessment symptoms spirometry results. These diagnostic therapeutic strategies do not consider level inflammation airways as a fundamental pathogno...