Asthma Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Asthma, including details on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, causes, medications.

Volume 3 (2006), Issue 12 (December)

1. Patterns of inhaled antiinflammatory medication use in young underserved children with asthma.
   Pediatrics, 118(6): 2504-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Asthma as a barrier to children's physical activity: implications for body mass index and mental health.
   Pediatrics, 118(6): 2443-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Initiation of maintenance antiinflammatory medication in asthmatic children in a pediatric emergency department.
   Pediatrics, 118(6): 2394-401. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Psychiatric symptomatology and disorders in caregivers of children with asthma.
   Pediatrics, 118(6): e1715-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Estradiol activates mast cells via a non-genomic estrogen receptor-alpha and calcium influx.
   Mol Immunol, 44(8): 1977-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Targeted interventions for difficult-to-treat asthma.
   Expert Opin Ther Targets, 11(1): 11-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The pulmonary effects of intravenous adenosine in asthmatic subjects.
   Respir Res, 7: 139. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Airway eosinophilia in children with severe asthma: predictive values of noninvasive tests.
   Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 174(12): 1286-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Elevated exhaled nitric oxide in newborns of atopic mothers precedes respiratory symptoms.
   Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 174(12): 1292-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Modulatory role for retinoid-related orphan receptor alpha in allergen-induced lung inflammation.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 174(12): 1299-309. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Production of nitric oxide by airways neutrophils in the initial phase of murine asthma.
    Int Immunopharmacol, 7(1): 96-102. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Bilevel positive airway pressure in the treatment of status asthmaticus in pediatrics.
    Am J Emerg Med, 25(1): 6-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Pharmacogenetics of asthma.
    Chest, 130(6): 1873-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. The quality of obstructive lung disease care for adults in the United States as measured by adherence to recommended processes.
    Chest, 130(6): 1844-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Budesonide/formoterol maintenance plus reliever therapy: a new strategy in pediatric asthma.
    Chest, 130(6): 1733-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Improvements in distal lung function correlate with asthma symptoms after treatment with oral montelukast.
    Chest, 130(6): 1726-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Disproportionate breathlessness associated with deep sighing breathing in a patient presenting with difficult-to-treat asthma.
    Chest, 130(6): 1723-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Increased leukotriene E4 in the exhaled breath condensate of children with mild asthma.
    Chest, 130(6): 1718-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Effects of a low-molecular-weight CCR-3 antagonist on chronic experimental asthma.
    Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 36(1): 61-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. TSG-6 potentiates the antitissue kallikrein activity of inter-alpha-inhibitor through bikunin release.
    Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 36(1): 20-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Competing definitions of contextual environments.
    Int J Health Geogr, 5: 55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Intravenous lidocaine after tracheal intubation mitigates bronchoconstriction in patients with asthma.
    Anesth Analg, 104(1): 168-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. A paper that changed my practice: S McKenzie. Cough but is it asthma? Arch Dis Child 1994;70:1-2.
    Arch Dis Child, 92(1): 82-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Effect of a clinical pathway on the hospitalisation rates of children with asthma: a prospective study.
    Arch Dis Child, 92(1): 60-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Ecological association between childhood asthma and availability of indoor chlorinated swimming pools in Europe.
    Occup Environ Med, 64(1): 37-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. 50 years of asthma: UK trends from 1955 to 2004.
    Thorax, 62(1): 85-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Association of inducible nitric oxide synthase with asthma severity, total serum immunoglobulin E and blood eosinophil levels.
    Thorax, 62(1): 16-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Inflammation of bronchial smooth muscle in allergic asthma.
    Thorax, 62(1): 8-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. The prevalence of atopy in asthmatic children correlates strictly with the prevalence of atopy among nonasthmatic children.
    Int Arch Allergy Immunol, 142(1): 79-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Safety of meloxicam in aspirin-hypersensitive patients with asthma and/or nasal polyps. A challenge-proven study.
    Int Arch Allergy Immunol, 142(1): 64-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Genetic impact of functional single nucleotide polymorphisms in the 3'-UTR region of the chemoattractant receptor expressed on Th2 cells (CRTH2) gene on asthma and atopy in a Japanese population.
    Int Arch Allergy Immunol, 142(1): 51-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. High vascular endothelial growth factor levels in NZW mice do not correlate with collagen deposition in allergic asthma.
    Int Arch Allergy Immunol, 142(1): 19-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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