Inflammation and immunity have been implicated in a wide variety of diseases and disorders
ranging from asthma to cardiovascular disease to hemorrhagic shock. In this review we will …

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease affecting approximately 300 million people
worldwide. 1 In the United States, an estimated 43.3 million people, including 9.3 million …

Rationale: Recent studies suggest that people with asthma of different racial backgrounds
may respond differently to various therapies. Objectives: To use data from well-characterized …

Background African American subjects have a greater burden from asthma compared with
white subjects. Whether the pattern of airway inflammation differs between African American …

Background Little is known about how patient-level factors and care settings relate to
asthma outcomes in real-world settings. Objective We therefore examined the rates and …

We examined the longitudinal effects of community risk and protective factors on asthma
morbidity and healthcare utilization. Three hundred urban caregivers of children with poorly …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association among birth weight,
prematurity, and the prevalence of asthma later in childhood and to assess the degree to …

Methods We compiled de-identified clinical and administrative data for Air Force members
aged 21 or older who had been on active duty for at least 12 months as of October 2008 (N …

Abstract Objective: African American women are disproportionately burdened by asthma
morbidity and mortality and may be more likely than asthma patients in general to have …

Most studies investigating the increased health burden suffered by patients with asthma
investigate health care use events or deaths specifically resulting from asthma …