Indicators of Asthma Control in Asthmatic Patients: Are they related to Depression?

Indicators of Asthma Control in Asthmatic Patients: Are they related to Depression?

BACKGROUND Many patients with chronic illnesses suffer from depression. A poorly controlled asthma that presents with repeated attacks of breathlessness is a recognised risk factor for bipolar disorders. On the other hand, depression can aggravate asthma symptoms. AIM The aim of this study is to determine the indicators of the asthma control test (ACT) among the asthmatic patients who attend ...

Prevalence of Near Fatal Asthma and Related Risk Factors in Asthmatic Patients in Kerman

Background & Aims: Asthma is one of the most common diseases worldwilde that can be prevented with optimal access to medical care. Since there is no data about the prevalence of risk factors of death caused by asthma in our region, the present study was performed to determine the prevalence risk factors of fatal asthma in asthmatic patients. Methods: This study was done on 200 asthmatic patient...

Bronchiolitis and asthma: are they related?

Wheezing lower respiratory illnesses are important causes of morbidity in childhood. Much attention has been fo-cused on the relation between wheezing illness in infancy and subsequent asthma. The study of risk factors for asthma is difficult because of the number of confounding influences contributing to its development, and the difficulty in defining the outcome entity which is a clinical syn...

Border Disease Control Checkpoints: Are They Sufficient for Disease Control? The Present Situation in Thailand

Asthma control in asthmatic patients treated for lung cancer.

BACKGROUND The balance of the Th1 and Th2 immune response plays an important role in the regulation of the immune system and in general health. Tumor bearing hosts are supposed to have a balance shifting to the Th2 pathway, while a favorable Th1 anti-tumor pathway is induced in tumor-resected hosts. The clinical impacts of a tumor-related Th2 environment have not been clearly studied. The prese...