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PRACTICE GUIDELINES
Expert Panel Members, EPR-3 Asthma Guidelines, NHLBI, NIH
www.nhlbi.nih.gov - 4/24/12
Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. William W. Busse, M.D. ... Gail Shapiro, M.D.. Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center. Seattle, WA. Stuart Stoloff, M.D.
Current Clinical Practice Guidelines and Reports
www.nhlbi.nih.gov - 5/15/11
Contains NHLBI clinical guidelines for asthma, cholesterol and cholesterol screening, hypertension, and obesity.
The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7)
www.nhlbi.nih.gov - 12/19/10
Contains NHLBI clinical guidelines for asthma, cholesterol and cholesterol screening, hypertension, and obesity.
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2010-2011: Section 2 (continued)
www.ahrq.gov - 8/31/10
Reviews the evidence for and against hundreds of preventive health services, recommending tests, and counseling interventions when evidence exists that it is effective.
Asthma Care Quick Reference: Diagnosing and Managing Asthma
www.nhlbi.nih.gov -
Guidelines from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program: Expert Panel Report 3. ... The goal of this asthma care quick reference guide is to help clinicians provide quality care to people who have asthma.

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CLINICAL TRIALS
Clinical Year in Review III: Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease, and Ethics and End-of-Life Care
pats.atsjournals.org - 9/29/12
TGF-{beta} Activation and Lung Fibrosis
pats.atsjournals.org - 7/14/12
Equilibria of Humans and Our Indigenous Microbiota Affecting Asthma
pats.atsjournals.org - 4/29/12
 
NEWS
Nitric Oxide Measure Lower in Younger Kids (CME/CE)
www.medpagetoday.com - 2/26/13
Asthma Risk Tied to Epigenetics, Chemicals (CME/CE)
www.medpagetoday.com - 2/24/13
Asthma Drug Curbs Chronic Hives (CME/CE)
www.medpagetoday.com - 2/23/13
 
PATIENT RESOURCES
What Is Asthma? (Printer-Friendly)
www.nhlbi.nih.gov - 3/24/13
What Is Asthma?
www.nhlbi.nih.gov - 3/24/13
What Are Lung Function Tests?
www.nhlbi.nih.gov - 3/24/13
 
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Asthma

  • Infant and Toddler With History of Cough

    A 6-month-old boy has a 1-week history of dry cough that worsens at night. He has been wheezing intermittently for the past month. A 2-year-old girl has had severe nighttime cough, congestion, and fever for 2 days. She recently recovered from a respiratory illness of 1 month's duration. Chest radiographs of both patients are shown… Read More

  • Is Your Room an Asthma "Nightmare"?

    If your bedroom or other rooms in your home look a lot like the one here, you may be living in an asthma "nightmare"—an environment full of potential causes of asthma attacks. Many people with asthma have allergies that make their asthma worse… Read More

  • Exercise and Asthma: Guidelines From the NIH

    Patients with asthma may be reluctant to exercise for fear of triggering an attack. You can reassure them that adequate control can allow them to participate in almost any physical activity they wish. Recommendations from the NIH offer guidance on prevention of exercise-induced bronchospasm… Read More

  • Asthma Control in Children Younger Than 5 Years

    In the United States, asthma affects approximately 1.4 million children younger than 5 years and causes frequent activity limitations and hospitalizations. Unfortunately, a substantial number of children in this age-group have suboptimal asthma control, demonstrated by the higher rates of ER visits and hospitalizations in preschool-aged children than in older children … Read More
 
LATEST FEATURES
January 6, 2012
Are Children with Asthma and a Single Parent at Greater Risk for Emergency Care?
Children with asthma living in single-parent homes were found 50% more likely to return to the hospital within 12 months than children living with 2 parents. What's the real underlying cause? More »
December 15, 2011
Patients, Doctors Build a New Home Online for Asthma Control
A team in Toronto has built a Wiki (think Wikipedia, but focused) where asthma patients and their doctors are custom-building a patient support tool. More »
November 21, 2011
Controlling Nocturnal Asthma: Rx for Quality of Life
For some people with asthma, daytime sleepiness may be the only clue to an overnight attack. Others, however,... More »
November 11, 2011
What’s New in Asthma Management? An Update on Education and Feedback
What's new in how to help patients improve asthma self management? Here, an update on recent studies that look at... More »
November 11, 2011
Better Vaccine for Cat-Induced Asthma on the Way
Biotechnologists at Sweden's Karolinska Institute report they have figured out how to engineer a vaccine that will be more effective for the 10% of people who endure asthmatic reactions in the presence of cats, with fewer side effects. More »
November 7, 2011
Rethinking How to Treat the Lungs in Severe Asthma
Perhaps a rapid blast of high-concentration oxygen is not the best approach for resolving a severe asthma attack. More »
October 19, 2011
Video: Using Inhalers and Puffers in Asthma
A clinical nurse consultant demonstrates best practices for inhalers and puffers, with an emphasis on pediatric asthma patients. More »
September 15, 2011
What’s New in Asthma Therapy? An Update on Medication Choices
Recent studies have interesting implications for selecting medication and modifying asthma management. Clinician and... More »
May 24, 2011
A Case of "Refractory Asthma"
A 43-year-old African American woman presented to the emergency department with severe dyspnea, wheeze, and cough productive of white sputum. Three years earlier, she had been given a diagnosis of asthma based on symptoms of wheeze and cough; her treatment regimen included intermittent use of... More »
March 23, 2011
Risk of Diabetes and Cardiac Disease Higher in Asthmatic Patients
Are persons with asthma at risk for other proinflammatory disorders? Yes, say researchers from the Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, Minn, who found that asthma is associated with the development of diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease. However, there was no association... More »
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Video: Using Inhalers and Puffers in Asthma
October 19, 2011

A clinical nurse consultant demonstrates best practices for inhalers and puffers, with an emphasis on pediatric asthma patients.

 
JOURNAL SCAN
Contact with dogs during the first year of life is associated with decreased risk of respiratory illness
ebn.bmj.com - 12/7/12

Commentary on: Bergroth E, Remes S, Pekkanen J, et al. Respiratory tract illnesses during the first year of life: effect of dog and cat contacts. Pediatrics 2012;130:211–20.

Implications for practice and research

  • Early dog contacts are associated with fewer respiratory infections in infants, especially otitis, but not wheezing after adjustment for possible confounders.

  • Early animal contacts are important,

    • Longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding associated with reduced risk of childhood asthma up to age six
    ebn.bmj.com - 12/3/12

    Commentary on: Silvers KM, Frampton CM, Wickens K, et al.. New Zealand Asthma and Allergy Cohort Study Group. Breastfeeding protects against current asthma up to 6 years of age. <I>J Pediatr</I> 2012;160:991–6.

    Implications for practice and research

  • Breastfeeding is protect

    • Physical training is well tolerated, leads to improvements in cardiopulmonary fitness and is not associated with adverse outcomes in people with asthma
    ebn.bmj.com - 12/3/12

    Commentary on: Chandratilleke MG, Carson KV, Picot J, et al. Physical training for asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012;5:CD001116.

    Implications for practice and research

  • Regular physical activity (PA) should be recommended to those with well-controlled asthma as it leads to improvements in aerobic capacity, quality of life (QOL) and asthma symptoms.

  • Regular PA is safe for those with well-controlled ast

    • Childhood asthma management guided by repeated FeNO measurements: a meta-analysis.
    pubmed.gov - 9/1/12
    The fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) has gained interest as a non-invasive tool to measure airway inflammation in asthma since it reflects allergic inflammation. Recent controlled clinical studies have, however, questioned its role in the management of asthma in children. To assess the clinical value of FeNO in paediatric asthma management, a meta-analysis was performed on the controlled studies of childhood asthma management guided by repeated FeNO measurements, and relevant publications on the confounders of FeNO were reviewed. The data suggests that utilising FeNO to tailor the dose of inhaled corticosteroids in children cannot be recommended for routine clinical practice since there is a danger of excessive inhaled corticosteroid doses in children without meaningful changes in clinical outcomes. Many disease and non-disease related factors (most importantly atopy, height/age and infection) affect FeNO levels which can easily confound the interpretation.
    Laser acupuncture for the treatment of asthma in children: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
    pubmed.gov - 9/1/12
    Laser acupuncture has often been recommended as a treatment of asthma. The technique is noninvasive, and seems particularly suitable for children. However, the results from several clinical trials are contradictory. The objective of this review was to assess the effectiveness of laser acupuncture in the treatment of childhood asthma.|Literature searches of electronic database were conducted in The Cochrane Library, Medline, EMBASE, AMED, CINAHL, and two Chinese literature databases (CNKI and VIP) up to February 2012. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) testing laser acupuncture for asthma in children were included. No language restrictions were applied. Three authors independently selected articles, extracted data, and assessed trial quality.|Our searches identified 13 potential eligible studies, of which three with a total number of 176 patients met our inclusion criteria. The quality of included RCTs were low. One RCT with a parallel group design showed positive results, while two
     
    MEDLINE
    Asthma in children: diagnosis and management.
    pubmed.gov - 1/13/13
    23311283 2013 01 14 2013 02 12 1474-9114 22 5 2012 Sep-Oct J Fam Health Care 16-20 Yeovil District Hospital, Yeovil, Somerset. Paul Siba Prosad SP O'Keeffe Paul P Sanjeevaiah Manjunath K MK Brettle Elizabeth E eng Journal Article England J Fam
    Strategies for tailoring asthma treatment in adults.
    pubmed.gov - 1/8/13
    23299596 2013 01 09 2013 01 10 1538-3598 309 2 Jan 9 JAMA 135-6 10.1001/jama.2012.73379 Sterk Peter J PJ Sont Jacob K JK eng Comment Letter United States JAMA 7501160 0098-7484 0 Adrenal Cortex Hormones 0 Biological Markers AIM IM JAMA. 2013 Jan 9;
    Strategies for tailoring asthma treatment in adults--reply.
    pubmed.gov - 1/8/13
    T BT Asthma Clinical Research Network BASALT Trial Investigators eng Comment Letter United States JAMA 7501160 0098-7484 0 Adrenal Cortex Hormones 0 Biological Markers AIM IM JAMA.
    A computer based asthma hazard prediction model and new molecular weight agents in occupational asthma.
    pubmed.gov - 12/31/12
    23085559 2012 12 18 2013 02 13 1470-7926 70 1 Jan Occup Environ Med 70 10.1136/oemed-2012-101189 Pralong Jacques Andr JA Seed Martin J MJ Yasri Ranya R Agius Raymond M RM Cartier Andr A Labrecque Manon M eng Letter 2012 10 19 England Occup
    50 years ago in the Journal of Pediatrics: the treatment of infectious asthma in children with gamma globulin: a double blind controlled study.
    pubmed.gov - 12/31/12
    23260313 2012 12 24 2013 02 19 1097-6833 162 1 Jan J. Pediatr. 127 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.07.064 S0022-3476( 12) 00889-X Center for Evidence-Based Practice, Tecnologico de Monterrey School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Instituto de Pediatra
     
    PRACTICE GUIDELINES
    Expert Panel Members, EPR-3 Asthma Guidelines, NHLBI, NIH
    www.nhlbi.nih.gov - 4/24/12
    Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. William W. Busse, M.D. ... Gail Shapiro, M.D.. Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center. Seattle, WA. Stuart Stoloff, M.D.
    Current Clinical Practice Guidelines and Reports
    www.nhlbi.nih.gov - 5/15/11
    Contains NHLBI clinical guidelines for asthma, cholesterol and cholesterol screening, hypertension, and obesity.
    The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7)
    www.nhlbi.nih.gov - 12/19/10
    Contains NHLBI clinical guidelines for asthma, cholesterol and cholesterol screening, hypertension, and obesity.



     
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