Given the high prevalence of asthma, it is likely that providers working in a pretravel setting
will be asked to provide guidance for asthma patients about how to manage their disease …

Background Exacerbation of asthma during travel to remote regions may lead to devastating
consequences. The course of asthma in travelers and the risk factors for disease …

Physicians are occasionally asked to certify that patients with asthma or other respiratory
diseases may participate in scuba diving. Recent estimates suggest that there are 600,000 …

Methods AAAAI members were surveyed via email in August-September, 2011. Descriptive
data from survey respondents are presented. Results The survey was sent to 4065 AAAAI …

Background Approximately 10 to 15 million Americans are scuba divers. The prevalence of
scuba diving and asthma makes it likely some asthmatics will be interested in scuba diving …

The objective of this article is to review the available studies regarding asthma and SCUBA
(self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) diving. A literature search was conducted …

Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba) diving has grown in popularity, with
nearly 9 million sport divers in the United States alone. Approximately 7% of the population …

This study investigated the relationship between Santa Ana wind conditions and visits for
asthma at a southern California emergency department. Visits to the emergency department …

Abstract Cogo, Annalisa, and Giuseppe Fiorenzano. Bronchial asthma: advice for patients
traveling to high altitude. High Alt. Med. Biol. 10: 117–121, 2009.—This article examines the …

Materials and methods We used the MEDLINE and LiSSa databases, until June 2018, in
French, English or Spanish language, with the keywords" asthma AND diving" and" asthme …