Empowering patients to be effective advocates for their health requires that they have
adequate information and understanding about their health conditions. Many patients have …

Background Some reports demonstrate that asthma benefits from milk and dairy products,
however, the findings are controversial. We used meta-analysis as a tool to summarize …

Background The association between environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and
habitual snoring (HS) risk in children remains controversial. Therefore, a meta-analysis was …

Abstract Purpose of Review Multiple respiratory diseases, including asthma and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), display significant socioeconomic and racial/ethnic …

The respiratory system provides a large surface area for direct contact with airborne
environmental and occupational exposures. As such, pulmonary disease is a significant …

Background Poor diet quality may contribute to the disproportionate asthma burden in
Puerto Rican youth. Objective To examine whether an unhealthy diet at one or two study …

Background Early identification of children at risk of asthma can have significant clinical
implications for effective intervention and treatment. This study aims to disentangle the …

Indoor microbiome exposure is important for asthma development, but current studies
characterize the microbiome at the genus or above levels due to technical limitations. We …

Sex-based differences in bronchial asthma can already be observed in childhood, at which
time allergic atopic asthma is more frequently found in boys than in girls. In adulthood …

Background Vitamin D may influence pregnancy and infant outcomes, especially infant
respiratory health. This study aimed to examine vitamin D status in pregnant women with …