Background The aim of this study was to establish the sputum inflammatory profile and
changes in levels of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and a panel of Th1/Th2 cytokines in subjects with …

Objective: To identify challenges that disadvantaged adults with asthma face in mitigating
social and environmental factors associated with poor symptom control. Methods: Using a …

Background The link between asthma and inhaled workplace exposures has been long
appreciated, and yet aggravation of asthma symptoms by work conditions, known as work …

Patients are considered to have difficult-to-treat (difficult) asthma if their asthma remains
uncontrolled despite high intensity asthma therapy (ie, high dose inhaled corticosteroids …

OBJECTIVE: Subjects exposed to laboratory animals are at a heightened risk of developing
respiratory and allergic diseases. These diseases can be prevented by simple measures …

Background Asthma, a chronic respiratory disease, is associated with high economic
burden. This study estimates per‐worker medical and incremental medical costs associated …

Background Work-related asthma has become a highly prevalent occupational lung
disorder. Objective Our study aims to evaluate occupational exposure as a predictor for …

Background Asthma is becoming more prevalent with large numbers of individuals suffering
from work-exacerbated asthma. Aims To examine the characteristics of workplace …

Objective Blockage of nerve growth factor (NGF) by anti-NGF antibodies can inhibit allergic
airway hyper-responsiveness in mice. This study was aimed at determining the mechanisms …

Objective: Concurrent asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
diagnoses occur in 15%–20% of patients, and have been associated with worse health …