Objectives: To provide physicians with current guidelines for the diagnosis and optimal
management of asthma in children and adults, including pregnant women and the elderly, in …

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Smoking, diabetes, and exposure to
UVB light consistently have been identified as risk factors for cataract development …

Inhaled corticosteroids play a pivotal role in the treatment of asthma. Inhalation permits
effective delivery of the corticosteroid in high concentration to target sites within the lung …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease that results in
airflow limitation and respiratory distress. The effects of COPD, however, are not exclusively …

OBJECTIVE:: Longitudinal associations between inhaled and oral corticosteroid use and 10-
year incident cataract were examined. DESIGN: Population-based cohort study …

We examined the associations of high-dose supplements of vitamins C and E and low-dose
multivitamins with the risk of age-related cataract among 31,120 Swedish men, aged 45–79 …

α-crystallin is a major protein found in the mammalian eye lens that works as a molecular
chaperone by preventing the aggregation of proteins and providing tolerance to stress in the …

The efficacy and systemic effects of ciclesonide, a novel glucocorticosteroid, inhaled via
pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) were compared with fluticasone propionate pMDI …

Background: Experimental animal studies have shown adverse effects of high-dose vitamin
C supplements on age-related cataract. Objective: We examined whether vitamin C …

Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy carries less risk of complicating drug-or disease-related
morbidity and mortality than that associated with other antiasthmatic drugs such as …