Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a slowly progressing chronic respiratory
disorder. It is characterized by an obstructive ventilatory pattern, which is often partially …

Pharmacogenetics is being used to develop personalized therapies specific to subjects from
different ethnic or racial groups. To date, pharmacogenetic studies have been primarily …

Asthma is a heterogeneous disease characterized by inflammation in the respiratory airways
which manifests clinically with wheezing, cough, and episodic periods of chest tightness; if …

This review provides an update on asthma in Hispanics, a diverse group tracing their
ancestry to countries previously under Spanish rule. A marked variability in the prevalence …

Background Childhood asthma prevalence and morbidity varies among Latinos in the
United States, with Puerto Ricans having the highest and Mexicans the lowest. Objective To …

Approximately 3 billion people around the world cook and heat their homes using solid fuels
in open fires and rudimentary stoves, resulting in household air pollution. Household air …

Although asthma affects all ethnic groups, the burden from this disease is disproportionately
shared by certain minority groups and the economically disadvantaged. The prevalence of …

Background The lifetime risk of developing clinical COPD among smokers ranges from 13%
to 22%. Identifying at-risk individuals who will develop overt disease in a reasonable …

Rationale: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently have
albuminuria (indicative of renal endothelial cell injury) associated with hypoxemia …

Rationale: Patients of Hispanic origin with cystic fibrosis (CF) are the largest growing
minority, representing 8.5% of patients with CF in the United States. No national survival …