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 5 (May)

1. Allergen-induced airway remodelling.
   Eur Respir J, 29(5): 1020-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Histamine and tryptase modulate asthmatic airway smooth muscle GM-CSF and RANTES release.
   Eur Respir J, 29(5): 861-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Airway smooth muscle dynamics: a common pathway of airway obstruction in asthma.
   Eur Respir J, 29(5): 834-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Eosinophilic airway inflammation and exacerbations of COPD: a randomised controlled trial.
   Eur Respir J, 29(5): 906-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Indacaterol, a novel inhaled beta2-agonist, provides sustained 24-h bronchodilation in asthma.
   Eur Respir J, 29(5): 871-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Socioeconomic status, asthma and chronic bronchitis in a large community-based study.
   Eur Respir J, 29(5): 897-905. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Assessment of impairment/disability due to occupational asthma through a multidimensional approach.
   Eur Respir J, 29(5): 889-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Polymorphisms in the myosin light chain kinase gene that confer risk of severe sepsis are associated with a lower risk of asthma.
   J Allergy Clin Immunol, 119(5): 1111-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Noneosinophilic asthma: a distinct clinical and pathologic phenotype.
   J Allergy Clin Immunol, 119(5): 1043-52; quiz 1053-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. The relationship between seroatopy and symptoms of either allergic rhinitis or asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 119(5): 1099-104. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Quantitative and functional impairment of pulmonary CD4+CD25hi regulatory T cells in pediatric asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 119(5): 1258-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Demographic and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 119(5): 1156-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Is the prevalence of wheeze in children altered by neonatal BCG vaccination?
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 119(5): 1079-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Occupational sensitization to lupin in the workplace: occupational asthma, rhinitis, and work-aggravated asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 119(5): 1133-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Early-life respiratory viral infections, atopic sensitization, and risk of subsequent development of persistent asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 119(5): 1105-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. The variability of regional airflow obstruction within the lungs of patients with asthma: assessment with hyperpolarized helium-3 magnetic resonance imaging.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 119(5): 1072-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Not all farming environments protect against the development of asthma and wheeze in children.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 119(5): 1140-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Role of MUC5AC in the pathogenesis of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 119(5): 1092-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Food allergy and asthma morbidity in children.
    Pediatr Pulmonol, 42(6): 489-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 gene polymorphisms confer susceptibility to atopic asthma in Korean children.
    Pediatr Pulmonol, 42(6): 542-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Executive summary: asthma and the unified airway.
    Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 136(5): 699-706. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Metabolomics applied to exhaled breath condensate in childhood asthma.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 175(10): 986-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Respiratory symptoms in the first 7 years of life and birth weight at term: the PIAMA Birth Cohort.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 175(10): 1078-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. A comprehensive analysis of adverse obstetric and pediatric complications in women with asthma.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 175(10): 991-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. L-454,560, a potent and selective PDE4 inhibitor with in vivo efficacy in animal models of asthma and cognition.
    Biochem Pharmacol, 73(12): 1971-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Health technology assessment of asthma disease management programs.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(3): 242-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Socioeconomic outcomes in work-exacerbated asthma.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(3): 236-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Outcome measures for asthma disease management.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(3): 231-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Predicting asthma control and exacerbations: chronic asthma as a complex dynamic model.
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 7(3): 223-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Cost-utility of a disease management program for patients with asthma.
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care, 23(2): 184-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Clinical measures associated with FEV1 in persons with asthma requiring hospital admission.
    Am J Emerg Med, 25(4): 425-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Increased neurotrophin production in a Penicillium chrysogenum-induced allergic asthma model in mice.
    J Toxicol Environ Health A, 70(12): 1020-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Association between polymorphisms in prostanoid receptor genes and aspirin-intolerant asthma.
    Pharmacogenet Genomics, 17(4): 295-304. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. The impact of the parental illness representation on disease management in childhood asthma.
    Nurs Res, 56(3): 167-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Association between common asthma therapies and recurrent asthma exacerbations in children enrolled in a state Medicaid plan.
    Am J Health Syst Pharm, 64(10): 1054-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Differential flow analysis of exhaled nitric oxide in patients with asthma of differing severity.
    Chest, 131(5): 1353-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Safety of sputum induction with hypertonic saline solution in exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.
    Chest, 131(5): 1339-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Area of residence, birthplace, and asthma in Puerto Rican children.
    Chest, 131(5): 1331-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Asthma in American Indian adults: the Strong Heart Study.
    Chest, 131(5): 1323-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Diagnostic classification of persistent rhinitis and its relationship to exhaled nitric oxide and asthma: a clinical study of a consecutive series of patients.
    Chest, 131(5): 1345-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Differential accumulation of pulmonary and cardiac mast cell-subsets and eosinophils between fatal anaphylaxis and asthma death: a postmortem comparative study.
    Forensic Sci Int, 169(1): 43-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. IRAK-M is involved in the pathogenesis of early-onset persistent asthma.
    Am J Hum Genet, 80(6): 1103-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Novel medications for asthma: a look at the future.
    Expert Opin Investig Drugs, 16(6): 889-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Factors associated with frequency of emergency department visits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation.
    J Gen Intern Med, 22(6): 799-804. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Oxidative stress and steroid resistance in asthma and COPD: pharmacological manipulation of HDAC-2 as a therapeutic strategy.
    Expert Opin Ther Targets, 11(6): 745-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Practice development plans to improve the primary care management of acute asthma: randomised controlled trial.
    BMC Fam Pract, 8: 23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Rescue use of beclomethasone and albuterol in a single inhaler for mild asthma.
    N Engl J Med, 356(20): 2040-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Randomized comparison of strategies for reducing treatment in mild persistent asthma.
    N Engl J Med, 356(20): 2027-39. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Eosinophils in the pathogenesis of allergic airways disease.
    Cell Mol Life Sci, 64(10): 1269-89. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Increases in asthma hospital admissions associated with the end of the summer vacation for school-age children with asthma in two cities from England and Scotland.
    Public Health, 121(6): 482-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Defining and investigating occupational asthma: a consensus approach.
    Occup Environ Med, 64(6): 361-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. CD4dimCD25bright Treg cell frequencies above a standardized gating threshold are similar in asthmatics and controls.
    Cytometry A, 71(6): 371-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Assessing the population impact of low rates of breast feeding on asthma, coeliac disease and obesity: the use of a new statistical method.
    Arch Dis Child, 92(6): 483-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Native and foreign born as predictors of pediatric asthma in an Asian immigrant population: a cross sectional survey.
    Environ Health, 6: 13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Association of urokinase-type plasminogen activator with asthma and atopy.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 175(11): 1109-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Calcium channel blocker prevents T helper type 2 cell-mediated airway inflammation.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 175(11): 1117-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Allergic respiratory disease in the elderly.
    Am J Med, 120(6): 498-502. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Nasal symptoms are associated with school performance in adolescents.
    J Adolesc Health, 40(6): 581-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Predictors of asthma control in a random sample of asthmatic patients.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 341-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Measuring physical activity in asthma patients: two-minute walk test, repeated chair rise test, and self-reported energy expenditure.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 333-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. The dietary habits of non-asthmatic schoolchildren in Lhasa, Tibet.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 317-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Assessing the Perceived Stress Scale for African American adults with asthma and low literacy.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 311-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. The safety and efficacy of zileuton controlled-release tablets as adjunctive therapy to usual care in the treatment of moderate persistent asthma: a 6-month randomized controlled study.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 305-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Variation in adult asthma prevalence in Hispanic subpopulations in New York City.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 297-303. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Prospective study of short stature and newly diagnosed asthma in women.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 291-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Pediatric asthma admissions: chronic severity and acute exacerbations.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 285-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Asthma remission in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis while on antiangiogenesis therapy during a rheumatoid arthritis trial demonstrated by forced oscillation and spirometry.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 281-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Effect of clinical pathways on the management of acute asthma in the emergency department: five years of evaluation.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 273-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. The use of oscillometry as a measure of airway responsiveness in asthmatic children after histamine and methacholine bronchoprovocation with dosimeter-MedicAid and DeVilbiss nebulizers.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 267-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Asthma control in a random sample of New Zealand adolescent asthmatics.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 261-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Tracheopathia osteoplastica misdiagnosed as asthma.
    J Asthma, 44(4): 253-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Impact of asthma and air pollution on school attendance of primary school children: are they at increased risk of school absenteeism?
    J Asthma, 44(4): 249-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Asthma treatment protocols in the emergency department: are they effective?
    J Asthma, 44(4): 243-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Surfactant protein B polymorphisms are associated with severe respiratory syncytial virus infection, but not with asthma.
    BMC Pulm Med, 7: 6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Variation in ancillary testing among pediatric asthma patients seen in emergency departments.
    Acad Emerg Med, 14(6): 532-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Pharmacy Asthma Care Program (PACP) improves outcomes for patients in the community.
    Thorax, 62(6): 496-502. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Relationship of asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis with obesity, exercise and Mediterranean diet in Spanish schoolchildren.
    Thorax, 62(6): 503-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Bronchial mucosal inflammation and upregulation of CXC chemoattractants and receptors in severe exacerbations of asthma.
    Thorax, 62(6): 475-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled trial of selenium supplementation in adult asthma.
    Thorax, 62(6): 483-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Use of asthmatic pulmonary function test data to predict lung deposition.
    J Aerosol Med, 20(2): 141-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. An intervention to increase the use of Asthma Action Plans in schools: a MASNRN study.
    J Sch Nurs, 23(3): 170-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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