Parents with children at home should use ventilation when cooking with a gas stove, researchers are recommending, after a new study showed an association between gas kitchen stove ventilation and ...

An asthma risk score using 7 clinically relevant parameters evaluated in a pediatric Medicaid managed care population can stratify risk for following-year asthma hospitalization. Objectives: ...

To predict the presence of asthma in adult patients with respiratory symptoms, we developed a scoring algorithm using clinical parameters. We prospectively analysed 566 adult outpatients who visited ...

An accurate estimation of the prevalence of paediatric asthma in Alberta and elsewhere is hampered by uncertainty regarding disease definition and diagnosis. Electronic medical records (EMRs) provide ...

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Medical Director, Adult Emergency Services, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, ...

May 27, 2011 (Denver, Colorado) — An asthma management strategy based on levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) shows efficacy in reducing severe asthma exacerbations by as much as 50% among ...

Significant improvements were seen in ventilation heterogeneity in patients with severe asthma after 12 months of bronchial thermoplasty. Patients with severe asthma experienced clinical benefits of ...

Ian Musgrave has received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council to study adverse reaction to herbal medicines and has previously been funded by the Australian Research Council ...

Heaters can exacerbate asthma symptoms by circulating dust and allergens, and by drying out indoor air, making airways more sensitive. Combustion-based heaters release harmful pollutants, while ...

Patients experienced differences in rates of ventilation, intubation, cardiac arrest and mortality after hospitalization for asthma based on race, according to a letter published in Annals of Allergy, ...