Epidemiology of asthma in children and adults

SC Dharmage, JL Perret, A Custovic - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Asthma is a globally significant non-communicable disease with major public health
consequences for both children and adults, including high morbidity, and mortality in severe …

Asthma epidemiology and risk factors

J Stern, J Pier, AA Litonjua - Seminars in immunopathology, 2020 - Springer
Asthma is a clinical syndrome that affects all age groups. Asthma prevalence worldwide has
seen a rapid increase in the latter part of the last century. Recent data has shown that …

The need for clean air: the way air pollution and climate change affect allergic rhinitis and asthma

I Eguiluz‐Gracia, AG Mathioudakis, S Bartel… - Allergy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Air pollution and climate change have a significant impact on human health and well‐being
and contribute to the onset and aggravation of allergic rhinitis and asthma among other …

Climate change and global health: a call to more research and more action

I Agache, V Sampath, J Aguilera, CA Akdis, M Akdis… - Allergy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing understanding, globally, that climate change and increased pollution will
have a profound and mostly harmful effect on human health. This review brings together …

Advances and recent developments in asthma in 2020

L Cevhertas, I Ogulur, DJ Maurer, D Burla, M Ding… - Allergy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we discuss recent publications on asthma and review the studies that have
reported on the different aspects of the prevalence, risk factors and prevention, mechanisms …

Mechanisms of climate change and related air pollution on the immune system leading to allergic disease and asthma

V Sampath, J Aguilera, M Prunicki, KC Nadeau - Seminars in immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is considered the greatest threat to global health. Greenhouse gases as
well as global surface temperatures have increased causing more frequent and intense heat …

Pollen exposure weakens innate defense against respiratory viruses

S Gilles, C Blume, M Wimmer, A Damialis… - Allergy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Hundreds of plant species release their pollen into the air every year during
early spring. During that period, pollen allergic as well as non‐allergic patients frequently …

Mechanisms and management of asthma exacerbations

JM Ramsahai, PM Hansbro… - American Journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Acute asthma remains an important medical emergency, the most frequent cause of acute
admissions in children and a major source of morbidity for adults with asthma. In all ages …

Satellite monitoring for air quality and health

T Holloway, D Miller, S Anenberg… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Data from satellite instruments provide estimates of gas and particle levels relevant to
human health, even pollutants invisible to the human eye. However, the successful …

Is exposure to pollen a risk factor for moderate and severe asthma exacerbations?

I Annesi‐Maesano, L Cecchi, B Biagioni, KF Chung… - Allergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Limited number of studies have focused on the impact of pollen exposure on asthma. As a
part of the EAACI Guidelines on Environment Science, this first systematic review on the …