Background Acute asthma is responsible for many emergency department visits annually.
Between 12‐16% will relapse to require additional interventions within two weeks of ED …

Background Anti‐leukotrienes (5‐lipoxygenase inhibitors and leukotriene receptors
antagonists) serve as alternative monotherapy to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in the …

Background Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are known to increase the risk of pneumonia in
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is unclear whether the risk of …

The optimal treatment for mild asthma is uncertain. We assessed the effects of adding a long-
acting inhaled beta-agonist, formoterol, to low doses of an inhaled corticosteroid …

One important goal of asthma treatment is to reduce exacerbations. The current authors
investigated if the use of sputum cell counts to guide treatment would achieve this goal. A …

Background: It is unclear whether asthma is overdiagnosed in developed countries,
particularly among obese individuals, who may be more likely than nonobese people to …

Background: A National Asthma Programme was undertaken in Finland from 1994 to 2004
to improve asthma care and prevent an increase in costs. The main goal was to lessen the …

Telephone surveys describing suboptimal asthma control may be biased by low response
rates. In order to obtain an unbiased assessment of asthma control and assess its impact in …

Rationale: Inhaled corticosteroids are commonly prescribed to patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives: To examine whether these medications …

Clinical guidelines are systematically developed statements designed to help practitioners
and patients make decisions regarding the appropriate health care for specific …