TEENS WITH ASTHMA MORE LIKELY TO SMOKE CIGARETTES

Adolescents with asthma aged 13-19 years were found twice as likely to smoke as their healthy counterparts. Solutions?

 

Asthma

Previous Asthma Exacerbations Predict Future Events in Mild, Moderate Disease

August 07, 2017 | Asthma, Respiratory Diseases

Study authors propose a new asthma patient “phenotype” in which a previous severe event is the sole predictor of another one.

Lipid Levels Linked to Inflammation in Atopic Asthma

August 07, 2017 | Asthma, Respiratory Diseases

Results of a recent study into the role of lipids in atopic asthma could help identify new targets for therapy.

Asthma Diagnosis Associated with Type 1 Diabetes

July 17, 2017 | Asthma, Diabetes

Results from studies on the asthma-diabetes connection are inconsistent. A novel analysis may help clarify directionality.

Asthma History Linked to Left Ventricular Disease

July 17, 2017 | Asthma, Cardiovascular Diseases

The link between early asthma and left ventricular hypertrophy was independent of a range of major cardiovascular risk factors.

Sometimes It Is Just a Cigar, But the Nicotine?

June 06, 2017 | Asthma, Respiratory Diseases

Nicotine amounts aren’t constant among cigar brands Even smokers of the same brand may be exposed to varying doses of nicotine and other smoke constituents.

3 Weighty New Issues in Asthma Care

Mark L. Fuerst
May 03, 2017 | Asthma

May is Asthma Awareness Month and so a look at new studies highlighting key aspects of management is in order.

Corticosteroids Overprescribed in Young Asthmatics

May 01, 2017 | Asthma

Prescribing has gone from underuse to substantial overprescribing. The challenge is to get it just right.