Global strategy for asthma management and prevention
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This article is published in Japanese Journal of Allergology.The article was published on 1996-09-30 and is currently open access. It has received 10451 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Global strategy & Asthma Control Questionnaire.read more
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Airway remodeling in asthma: New insights
TL;DR: An alternative view of asthma pathogenesis is discussed by emphasizing the importance of the airway microenvironment (the epithelial mesenchymal trophic unit) in the origins of the disease by supporting the recent identification of ADAM33 as an asthma susceptibility gene.
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Asthma costs and social impact
TL;DR: This review will analyze and discuss disparities in asthma management in several countries and regions, such as access to healthcare human resources and medications, due to limited financial capacity to develop strategies to control and prevent this chronic disease.
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Diagnosis and management of work-related asthma: American College Of Chest Physicians Consensus Statement.
Susan M. Tarlo,John R. Balmes,Ronald Balkissoon,Jeremy Beach,William S. Beckett,David I. Bernstein,Paul D. Blanc,Stuart M. Brooks,Clayton T. Cowl,Feroza Daroowalla,Philip Harber,Catherine Lemière,Gary M. Liss,Karin A. Pacheco,Carrie A. Redlich,Brian H. Rowe,Julia Heitzer +16 more
TL;DR: The substantial prevalence of WRA supports consideration of the diagnosis in all who present with new-onset or worsening asthma, followed by appropriate investigations and intervention including consideration of other exposed workers.
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Proinflammatory cytokines (IL-17, IL-6, IL-18 and IL-12) and Th cytokines (IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10 and IL-13) in patients with allergic asthma
TL;DR: It is proposed that allergic asthma is characterized by an elevation of both proinflammatory and Th2 cytokines, and the significantly lower ratio of Th1/Th2 cells confirms a predominance of Th2 cells response in allergic asthma.
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Allergen-specific immunotherapy with recombinant grass pollen allergens.
TL;DR: In this article, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of subcutaneous injection immunotherapy was performed in subjects with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, with or without asthma.
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