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 4 (2007), Issue 3 (March)

1. External validity of randomised controlled trials in asthma: to whom do the results of the trials apply?
   Thorax, 62(3): 219-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Genome-wide linkage analysis of pulmonary function in families of children with asthma in Costa Rica.
   Thorax, 62(3): 224-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Asthma is associated with preterm birth but not with small for gestational age status among a population-based cohort of Medicaid-enrolled children <10 years of age.
   Thorax, 62(3): 231-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Innate immune activation in neutrophilic asthma and bronchiectasis.
   Thorax, 62(3): 211-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Internet-based home monitoring and education of children with asthma is comparable to ideal office-based care: results of a 1-year asthma in-home monitoring trial.
   Pediatrics, 119(3): 569-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Comparison of bronchodilator responses of levosalbutamol and salbutamol given via a pressurized metered dose inhaler: a randomized, double blind, single-dose, crossover study.
   Respir Med, 101(4): 845-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Inhaled budesonide in the management of acute worsenings and exacerbations of asthma: a review of the evidence.
   Respir Med, 101(4): 685-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Eosinophil cationic protein: is it useful in asthma? A systematic review.
   Respir Med, 101(4): 696-705. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Predictors of asthma control in children from different ethnic origins living in Amsterdam.
   Respir Med, 101(4): 779-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Leukotriene E(4) in urine in patients with asthma and COPD--the effect of smoking habit.
    Respir Med, 101(4): 826-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Occupational asthma: an assessment of diagnostic agreement between physicians.
    Occup Environ Med, 64(3): 185-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Effects of supportive treatment such as antioxidant or leukotriene receptor antagonist drugs on inflammatory and respiratory parameters in asthma patients.
    Clin Pharmacol Ther, 81(3): 371-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Antagonism of the prostaglandin D2 receptor CRTH2 attenuates asthma pathology in mouse eosinophilic airway inflammation.
    Respir Res, 8: 16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Lung inflammation and vascular remodeling after repeated allergen challenge detected noninvasively by MRI.
    Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 292(3): L644-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Oral treatment with live Lactobacillus reuteri inhibits the allergic airway response in mice.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 175(6): 561-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. IL4R alpha mutations are associated with asthma exacerbations and mast cell/IgE expression.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 175(6): 570-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. YM-58483, a selective CRAC channel inhibitor, prevents antigen-induced airway eosinophilia and late phase asthmatic responses via Th2 cytokine inhibition in animal models.
    Eur J Pharmacol, 560(2): 225-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Use of anti-asthmatic drugs during pregnancy. 1. Maternal characteristics, pregnancy and delivery complications.
    Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 63(4): 363-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. New perspectives in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and asthma in children.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(2): 201-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Airway remodelling in children: when does it start?
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(2): 196-200. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Difficult to control asthma in children.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(2): 190-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Heterogeneity in response to asthma medications.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(2): 185-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Management approaches to intermittent wheezing in young children.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(2): 180-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Prevention of asthma in childhood.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(2): 174-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Baker's asthma.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(2): 152-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Work-exacerbated asthma.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(2): 146-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Developments in laboratory diagnostics for isocyanate asthma.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(2): 138-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Induced sputum and exhaled nitric oxide as noninvasive markers of airway inflammation from work exposures.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(2): 133-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. The levels of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in paediatric patients with allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma.
    Clin Exp Immunol, 148(1): 53-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Nasal symptoms and signs in children suffering from asthma.
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 71(4): 615-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Treating asthma with a self-management model of illness behaviour in an Australian community pharmacy setting.
    Soc Sci Med, 64(7): 1501-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Overcoming beta-agonist tolerance: high dose salbutamol and ipratropium bromide. Two randomised controlled trials.
    Respir Res, 8: 19. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Pilot study: prevalence of positive aeroallergen reactions in 10 cats with small-airway disease without concurrent skin disease.
    Vet Dermatol, 18(2): 94-100. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Surfactant protein A, exposure to endotoxin, and asthma in garbage collectors and in wastewater workers.
    Inhal Toxicol, 19(4): 351-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) polymorphisms and association with asthma, s-ECP levels and related phenotypes.
    Allergy, 62(4): 429-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Polymorphisms in eosinophil pathway genes, asthma and atopy.
    Allergy, 62(4): 423-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Functional polymorphism in the suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 gene associated with adult asthma.
    Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 36(4): 491-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Living at high altitude and risk of hospitalisation for atopic asthma in children: results from a large prospective birth-cohort study.
    Arch Dis Child, 92(4): 339-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Anti-IgE and chemotherapy: a critical appraisal of treatment options for severe asthma.
    Expert Opin Pharmacother, 8(5): 585-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Alpha4 and beta2 integrins have nonredundant roles for asthma development, but for optimal allergen sensitization only alpha4 is critical.
    Exp Hematol, 35(4): 605-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Hospitalizations with primary versus secondary discharge diagnoses of asthma: implications for pediatric asthma surveillance.
    J Pediatr, 150(4): 446-9, 449.e1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. The i.v. infusion of mannitol decreases airway responsiveness to methacholine in asthma.
    Respir Physiol Neurobiol, 156(3): 374-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. The role of coping strategies in quality of life of adolescents with asthma.
    Qual Life Res, 16(4): 625-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Overweight, obesity, and incident asthma: a meta-analysis of prospective epidemiologic studies.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 175(7): 661-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Occupational risk factors and asthma among health care professionals.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 175(7): 667-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Small airway changes in healthy and ovalbumin-treated mice during quasi-static lung inflation.
    Respir Physiol Neurobiol, 156(3): 304-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Peripheral blood CD161+ T cells from asthmatic patients are activated during asthma attack and predominantly produce IFN-gamma.
    Scand J Immunol, 65(4): 368-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Expression and activation of TGF-beta isoforms in acute allergen-induced remodelling in asthma.
    Thorax, 62(4): 307-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Use of inhaled corticosteroids during the first trimester of pregnancy and the risk of congenital malformations among women with asthma.
    Thorax, 62(4): 320-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Effects of inhaled fluticasone on angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor in asthma.
    Thorax, 62(4): 314-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Impact of asthma education received from health care providers on parental illness representation in childhood asthma.
    Res Nurs Health, 30(2): 203-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Asthma control during the year after bronchial thermoplasty.
    N Engl J Med, 356(13): 1327-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Indoor molds, bacteria, microbial volatile organic compounds and plasticizers in schools--associations with asthma and respiratory symptoms in pupils.
    Indoor Air, 17(2): 153-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Respiratory symptoms, asthma and allergen levels in schools--comparison between Korea and Sweden.
    Indoor Air, 17(2): 122-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Indoor ultrafine particles and childhood asthma: exploring a potential public health concern.
    Indoor Air, 17(2): 81-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Caesarean delivery and risk of developing asthma in the offspring.
    Acta Paediatr, 96(4): 595-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Air pollution sources and childhood asthma attacks in Catano, Puerto Rico.
    Am J Epidemiol, 165(8): 927-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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