BACKGROUND Information on rhinitis epidemiology in preschool children is scarce. OBJECTIVES To estimate, in children with 3-5 years of age, current rhinitis prevalence, to describe rhinitis symptoms and associated sociodemographic characteristics, and to report allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) classification. METHODS Cross-sectional, nationwide, population-based study inclu...

   Cromolyn sodium, a mast cell stabilizing agent, provides an immediate protective effect against the exercise-induced bronchoconstriction while being used before the exercise. However, cromolyn is ineffective in reversing asthmatic bronchospasm; it is used as a maintenance therapy and has a prophylactic role in chronic asthma.    The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of change...

allergic rhinitis (ar) is a common global health problem with approximately one quarter of  the  world population  affected. the  quality of  life (qol)  of  sufferers with ar is significantly affected. the aim of this study was to evaluate the qol of adults with ar. this study was designed for adults with ar above 18 years old. the study was conducted using a valid rhinitis quality of life que...

Disease severity in asthma can be classified as mild, moderate or severe based upon the frequency of symptoms or the severity of airflow obstruction. This review will focus on the treatment of youths greater than 12 years of age and adults with moderate persistent asthma. Moderate asthmatics may have daily symptoms that cause some limitation with normal daily activities and require use of a res...

BACKGROUND In the United States, children of color, children who live in urban medically underserved communities, and children whose families have limited economic resources have excessively high rates of asthma. The identification of high-risk subgroups of underserved children is crucial for understanding the determinants and scope of the childhood asthma epidemic and for developing successful...

Deficiency of Vitamin D in the Indian subcontinent is emerging as a major noninfectious epidemic. To correlate vitamin D deficient children with the asthma and allergic rhinitis classification and pulmonary function tests. We studied 66 children with asthma and allergic rhinitis between 6 to 12 years of whom 33 cases were administered Vitamin D and 33 controls who were not given Vitamin D. The ...

Background. Pulmonary function tests (PFT) have been developed to analyze tidal breathing in patients who are minimally cooperative due to age and respiratory status. This study used tidal breathing tests in the ED to measure asthma severity. Design/Method. A prospective pilot study in pediatric patients (3 to 18 yrs) with asthma/wheezing was conducted in an ED setting using respiratory inducta...

National and international asthma management guidelines advocate a stepwise approach to asthma treatment based on severity-based classification of patients. Although this approach serves an important purpose in guiding therapeutic decision making and decreasing unnecessary variation in care, it has limitations— particularly with respect to the management of what the guidelines define as mild an...

lished but often followed poorly. Determinants of adherence among older persons may differ from younger persons and have not been well-characterized. The purpose of this study was to assess adherence to asthma medication guidelines among older women with asthma and evaluate predictors of adherence with emphasis on asthma characteristics, comorbid medical conditions, work-related factors, social...

To identify environmental triggers associated with asthma severity and the potential modifying effect of cigarette smoke, the authors examined the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, controller medication use, environmental triggers, and actions taken to reduce triggers on asthma severity among adults (≥18 years) residing in New England using the Behavior Risk Factor Surveill...