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M G Castel-Branco
Researcher at University of Porto
Publications - 18
Citations - 591
M G Castel-Branco is an academic researcher from University of Porto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Exhaled nitric oxide & Asthma. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 18 publications receiving 545 citations.
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Physical training does not increase allergic inflammation in asthmatic children
André Moreira,Luís Delgado,Tari Haahtela,João Fonseca,Pedro Moreira,Cristina Lopes,Jorge Mota,Paulo Santos,Paula Rytilä,M G Castel-Branco +9 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that there is no reason to discourage asthmatic children with controlled disease to exercise, and training did not increase inflammation in children with persistent asthma, and may have decreased both total and allergen-specific immunoglobulin E levels.
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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and fresh fruit intake are associated with improved asthma control.
Renata Barros,André Moreira,João Fonseca,J. Ferraz De Oliveira,Luís Delgado,M G Castel-Branco,Tari Haahtela,Carla Lopes,Pedro Moreira +8 more
TL;DR: This work aimed to investigate the association between adherence to Mediterranean diet and asthma control and found no link between adherence and outcomes in adults.
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Double-blind comparison of levocabastine eye drops with sodium cromoglycate and placebo in the treatment of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis.
Mirela Jobim de Azevedo,M G Castel-Branco,J. Ferraz De Oliveira,Erica Ramos,Luís Delgado,Joana Almeida +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that levocabastine is an efficacious, fast‐acting and well‐tolerated drug in the management of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis.
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Use of a common food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess dietary patterns and their relation to allergy and asthma in Europe: pilot study of the GA2LEN FFQ.
Vanessa Garcia-Larsen,M. Luczynska,Marek L. Kowalski,H. Voutilainen,M. Ahlstrom,Tari Haahtela,Elina Toskala,A. Bockelbrink,H. H. Lee,Emilia Vassilopoulou,Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos,Renata Ramalho,Ana S. P. Moreira,Luís Delgado,M G Castel-Branco,Philip C. Calder,C. E. Childs,Ioannis Bakolis,Richard Hooper,Peter Burney +19 more
TL;DR: The GA2LEN FFQ is an appropriate tool to estimate dietary intake for a range of nutrients across Europe regardless of cultural and linguistic differences.
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Web-based or paper-based self-management tools for asthma--patients' opinions and quality of data in a randomized crossover study.
Ricardo Cruz-Correia,João Fonseca,Luís Lima,Luis Araujo,Luís Delgado,M G Castel-Branco,Altamiro Costa-Pereira +6 more
TL;DR: The intervention was feasible, safe and the problems detected in the web-application can be corrected and with P'ASMA data quality improved as the integrity features increase the reliability of the data.