In most developed countries∼ 25% of adults with asthma are current cigarette smokers.
Asthma and active cigarette smoking interact to cause more severe symptoms, accelerated …

Highlights•Both asthma incidence as well as prevalence have increased dramatically both
globally and in the United States over the past 50 years.•Distinct populations including …

Introduction. Population prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
its relationship with tobacco smoking, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and …

Allergic asthma is a complex and chronic inflammatory disorder that is associated with
airway hyperreactivity (AHR) and driven by Th2 cytokine secretion. Type 2 innate lymphoid …

Studies on the effect of smoking on adulthood asthma have provided contradictory results.
The current authors conducted a population-based incident case-control study to assess the …

The purpose of this review paper is to present and evaluate the empirical literature on the
association between asthma and cigarette smoking. The authors conducted a literature …

Background The rate of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1) decline (" beta") is a
marker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk. The reduction in beta after quitting …

The present study examined the effect of smoking reduction and cessation on asthma
regulation and biomarkers of exposure to cigarette smoke. In a prospective open design, we …

In recent years, several new studies have estimated the incidence of adult asthma. These
studies vary in design and quality. The current paper summarises the findings of major …

Background. The aim of this study was to describe differences between allergic and non-
allergic asthma in a large community-based sample of Danish adolescents and adults …