Few Associations Found between Mold and Other Allergen Concentrations in the Home versus Skin Sensitivity from Children with Asthma after Hurricane Katrina in the Head-Off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana Study by L. F. Grimsley, J. Wildfire, M. Lichtveld, S. Kennedy, J. M. El-Dahr, P. C. Chulada, R. Cohn, H. Mitchell, E. Thornton, M. Mvula, Y. Sterling, W. Martin, K. Stephens, L. White

“…Mold and other allergen exposures exacerbate asthma symptoms in sensitized individuals. We evaluated allergen concentrations, skin test sensitivities, and asthma morbidity for 182 children, aged 4–12 years, with moderate to severe asthma, enrolled 18 months after Katrina, from the city of New Orleans and the surrounding parishes that were impacted by the storm, into the Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) observational study. …”
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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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Premenstrual Exacerbation of Life-Threatening Asthma: Effect of Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone Analogue Therapy by Alun L Edwards, M Sarah Rose, Lois E Donovan, Gordon T Ford

“…Variability in the severity of asthma during various phases of the menstrual cycle has been frequently suspected. …”
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A Loading Dose of IV Salbutamol in an Adolescent with Severe Acute Asthma and Cardiac Arrest by Shelley A. Boeschoten, Ruben S. van der Crabben, Annemie L. M. Boehmer, Matthijs de Hoog, Corinne M. P. Buysse

“…Severe acute asthma (SAA) can lead to respiratory failure and can be fatal. …”
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The Role and Potential Pathogenic Mechanism of Particulate Matter in Childhood Asthma: A Review and Perspective by Xuchen Xu, Jianing Zhang, Xin Yang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Zhimin Chen

“…Asthma, the most common chronic respiratory disease in children, affects numerous people worldwide. …”
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Tracheal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Presented with Chronic Asthma Diagnosed by Bronchial Washing Cytology by Maryam Mohammadnia, Massood Hosseinzadeh, Perikala Vijayananda Kumar, Sahand Mohammadzadeh

“…A 35-year-old woman was referred to our center as a case of unresponsive asthma and hemoptysis for the past year. CT scan showed tracheal mass. …”
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Difference in Rill Costs With INA-CBGs Rates and Treatment Rationality of Inpatient Asthma Children by Amelia Lorensia, Marthy Meliana Ariyanti Jalmav, Adilah Fatin Amir, Fida Shafi Anizzalati

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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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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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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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