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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Implementing Practice Guidelines: A Workshop on Guidelines Dissemination and Implementation with a Focus on Asthma and COPD by Louis-Philippe Boulet, Allan Becker, Dennis Bowie, Paul Hernandez, Andrew McIvor, Michel Rouleau, Jean Bourbeau, Ian D Graham, Jo Logan, France Légaré, Thomas F Ward, Robert L Cowie, Denis Drouin, Stewart B Harris, Robyn Tamblyn, Pierre Ernst, Wan C Tan, Martyn R Partridge, Philippe Godard, Carla T Herrerias, John W Wilson, Liz Stirling, Emily-Brynn Rozitis, Nancy Garvey, Diane Lougheed, Manon Labrecque, Renata Rea, Martin C Holroyde, Danielle Fagnan, Eileen Dorval, Lisa Pogany, Alan Kaplan, Lisa Cicutto, Mary L Allen, Serge Moraca, J Mark FitzGerald, Francine Borduas

“…The present supplement summarizes the proceedings of the symposium “Implementing practice guidelines: A workshop on guidelines dissemination and implementation with a focus on asthma and COPD”, which took place in Quebec City, Quebec, from April 14 to 16, 2005. …”
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Network Pharmacology Analysis of the Identification of Phytochemicals and Therapeutic Mechanisms of Paeoniae Radix Alba for the Treatment of Asthma by Jingwei Wang, Ling Peng, Lu Jin, Huiying Fu, Qiyang Shou

“…., has been suggested to play an important role for the treatment of asthma. A biochemical understanding of the clinical effects of Paeoniae Radix Alba is needed. …”
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Biological treatment options for eosinophilic asthma, with consideration of markers of eosinophilic inflammation as predictors of treatment efficacy by Aleksandra Niemiec, Olga Branicka, Barbara Rymarczyk, Radosław Gawlik

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Linking Endotoxins, African Dust PM10 and Asthma in an Urban and Rural Environment of Puerto Rico by Mario G. Ortiz-Martínez, Rosa I. Rodríguez-Cotto, Mónica A. Ortiz-Rivera, Cedric W. Pluguez-Turull, Braulio D. Jiménez-Vélez

“…The contribution of ADE PM10 ENX is valuable in order to understand interactions and action mechanisms of airborne pollutants as asthma triggers in PR.…”
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Protocol for the enhanced management of multimorbid patients with COPD and severe asthma: role of indoor air quality by Emili Vela, Isaac Cano, Josep Roca, Antoni Sisó-Almirall, Carme Hernandez, Ebymar Arismendi, Ramon Farré, Alba Gómez-López, María Figols, Antonio Montilla-Ibarra, Núria Sánchez-Ruano, Benigno Sánchez, Marta Sorribes, Jordi Piera-Jiménez, Jaume Benavent, Jose Fermoso, Rubèn González-Colom

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Associations between environmental exposures and asthma control and exacerbations in young children: a systematic review by Steve Turner, Jon G Ayres, Hilary Cowie, Smita Dick, Emma Doust

“…Objective To complete a systematic review of the literature describing associations between all environmental exposures and asthma symptoms and exacerbations in children up to mean age of 9 years.Design Systematic review.Setting Reference lists of identified studies and reviews were searched for all articles published until November 2013 in electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Controls Trials Register).Participants Studies were selected which examined a link between exposure to environmental factors and asthma symptoms and exacerbations where the study participants were children with a mean age of ⩽9 years.Primary and secondary outcome measures Indices of asthma symptoms, control and exacerbations.Results A total of 27 studies were identified including eight where inhaled allergens and four where environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) were the exposures of interest. …”
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Action Plans in Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments with Asthma Exacerbations: Frequency of Use and Description of Contents by Elfriede Cross, Cristina Villa-Roel, Sumit R Majumdar, Mohit Bhutani, Rhonda J Rosychuk, Stephanie Couperthwaite, Brian H Rowe

“…BACKGROUND: Although underused, written asthma action plans (AAPs) are associated with reduced numbers of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations.…”
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How Many Individuals with Asthma Need to Be Vaccinated to Prevent One Case of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease? by Julie M Okapuu, Estelle Chétrit, Brigitte Lefebvre, Caroline Quach

“…BACKGROUND: The American Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended the inclusion of adults with asthma in the high-risk category for pneumococcal vaccination based on a twofold increase in risk of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD).…”
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Metalloproteinases and their Inhibitors under the Course of Immunostimulation by CPG-ODN and Specific Antigen Inhalation in Equine Asthma by Ann Kristin Barton, Tarek Shety, John Klier, Sabine Geis, Ralf Einspanier, Heidrun Gehlen

“…CpG-ODN inhalation may be an effective therapy in the prevention of pulmonary fibrosis formation in equine asthma.…”
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Health loss and economic burden of asthma in China: a qualitative review based on existing literature by Peng Zhang, Jiaxin Xu, Baichuan Xu, Yiyin Zhang, Yang Xie

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Is insomnia a risk factor for new-onset asthma? A population-based study in Taiwan by Shih-Feng Weng, Chih-Cheng Lai, Yu-Chieh Lin, Chih-Chiang Chien, Chin-Ming Chen, Shyh-Ren Chiang, Chung-Han Ho, Kuo-Chen Cheng

“…All of the patients were followed up for 4 years to see whether new-onset asthma developed. Patients with previous asthma or insomnia were excluded. …”
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Biochemical Behaviours of Salmeterol/Fluticasone Propionate in Treating Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) by Hilla Mills, Ronald Acquah, Nova Tang, Luke Cheung, Susanne Klenk, Ronald Glassen, Magali Pirson, Alain Albert, Duong Trinh Hoang, Thang Nguyen Van

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and asthma are fatal. The respiratory tract may be blocked, robbed of the adequate amounts of oxygen; hence, death ensues if a quick medical attention is not provided. …”
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Effect of Nasal Obstructive Disorders on Sinonasal Symptoms in Children with Different Levels of Bronchial Asthma Control by T. I. Eliseeva, S. V. Krasilnikova, N. A. Geppe, S. Yu. Babaev, E. V. Tush, O. V. Khaletskaya, D. Yu. Ovsyannikov, I. I. Balabolkin, S. K. Ignatov, N. I. Kubysheva

“…Allergic rhinitis (AR) and allergic rhinosinusitis (ARS) are typical upper airway pathologies (UAP) in children with bronchial asthma (BA) frequently accompanied with nasal obstructive diseases (NOD). …”
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Pulmonary Remodeling in Equine Asthma: What Do We Know about Mediators of Inflammation in the Horse? by Ann Kristin Barton, Heidrun Gehlen

“…Equine inflammatory airway disease (IAD) and recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) represent a spectrum of chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in horses resembling human asthma in many aspects. Therefore, both are now described as severity grades of equine asthma. …”
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ISU201 Enhances the Resolution of Airway Inflammation in a Mouse Model of an Acute Exacerbation of Asthma by Yuka Hiroshima, Linda Garthwaite, Kenneth Hsu, Hyouna Yoo, Sang-Ho Park, Carolyn L. Geczy, Rakesh K. Kumar, Cristan Herbert

“…Glucocorticoids are commonly used for treating asthma and its exacerbations but have well-recognised adverse effects and are not always effective. …”
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Association of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) Polymorphisms with Asthma Risk: A Meta-Analysis by Fenfang Zou, Jianpeng Zhang, Guoan Xiang, Hongbin Jiao, Hongmei Gao

“…Seven studies with 1592 asthma patients and 1987 controls were finally identified. …”
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A Children’s Asthma Education Program: Roaring Adventures of Puff (RAP), Improves Quality of Life by Shawna L McGhan, Eric Wong, Heather M Sharpe, Patrick A Hessel, Puish Mandhane, Vicki L Boechler, Carina Majaesic, A Dean Befus

“…BACKGROUND: It is postulated that children with asthma who receive an interactive, comprehensive education program would improve their quality of life, asthma management and asthma control compared with children receiving usual care.…”
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