Asthma is a variable disease, and various factors can lead to an increase (or decrease) in
asthma symptoms and the level of asthma control. Pub Med was searched for recent articles …

As anthropogenic emissions continue to decline and emissions from landscape (wild,
prescribed, and agricultural) fires increase across the coming century, the relative …

Background Seasonal variation in respiratory illnesses and exacerbations in pediatric
populations with asthma is well described, though whether upper airway microbes play …

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: Asthma exacerbations are a common cause of critical illness in children.
OBJECTIVE: To determine factors associated with exacerbations in children with persistent …

Background Estimating the health effects of ambient air pollutant mixtures is necessary to
understand the risk of real-life air pollution exposures. Methods Pediatric Emergency …

Background: Winter temperature inversions—layers of air in which temperature increases
with altitude—trap air pollutants and lead to higher pollutant concentrations. Previous …

We examine the seasonality of asthma-related hospital admissions in Melbourne, Australia,
in particular the contribution and predictability of episodic thunderstorm asthma. Using a …

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Asthma among children is a major public health problem
worldwide. There are increasing number of studies suggesting a possible association …

The aim of this study was to evaluate associations between meteorological conditions and
the number of emergency department visits for asthma in a children's hospital in Ottawa …