Rhinovirus (RV) accounts for 75 to 80% of virus-induced exacerbarelevant RV infections associated with asthma exacerbations that tions of asthma among children and young adults. A wide diversity of RV genotypes cause recurrent infections that lead to attacks of wheezing that begin in infancy. After 3 years of age, it is now clear that atopy and allergic airway inflammation are major risk factor...

We report two episodes of cardiorespiratory arrest immediately after measurement of peak expiratory flow in two young asthmatic subjects during an attack of asthma. Various mechanisms could be involved, particularly airway inflammation.

BACKGROUND Asthma is a frequent chronic respiratory disease in both children and adults. However, few data on asthma prevalence are available in Portugal. The Portuguese National Asthma Survey is the first nationwide study that uses standardized methods. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of current asthma in the Portuguese population and to assess the association between 'Current asthma' and ...

A 9 yr old girl with a history of eczema and asthma was admitted to our specialist asthma service and recruited into a trial designed to investigate systemic as well as therapeutic benefits of inhaled corticosteroids. Eight months after referral the patient died from an acute asthma attack. This childhood asthma death during an inhaled steroid trial has facilitated identification of risk factor...

national representation of the opinions of asthma patients. Questions probed respondents’ views on topics such as patient-reported levels of asthma control, frequency and duration of exacerbations in the past year, and current and recent use of asthma medications. Participants in both surveys had a diagnosis of asthma, had taken asthma medication, or had an asthma attack within 12 months of the...

OBJECTIVES Our objective was to use national data to produce a comprehensive description of trends in childhood asthma prevalence, health care utilization, and mortality to assess changes in the disease burden among US children. METHODS Five data sources from the National Center for Health Statistics were used to describe trends in asthma for children aged 0 to 17 years from 1980 to the most ...

national representation of the opinions of asthma patients. Questions probed respondents’ views on topics such as patient-reported levels of asthma control, frequency and duration of exacerbations in the past year, and current and recent use of asthma medications. Participants in both surveys had a diagnosis of asthma, had taken asthma medication, or had an asthma attack within 12 months of the...

The adult "credit card" asthma self-management plan has been shown to be an effective and acceptable system for reducing asthma morbidity when introduced as part of a 6 month community-based asthma programme. The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of the credit card plan 2 yrs after the end of the programme. Markers of asthma morbidity and use of medical services were comp...

national representation of the opinions of asthma patients. Questions probed respondents’ views on topics such as patient-reported levels of asthma control, frequency and duration of exacerbations in the past year, and current and recent use of asthma medications. Participants in both surveys had a diagnosis of asthma, had taken asthma medication, or had an asthma attack within 12 months of the...