Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles about asthma for April:
23 million Americans have asthma, of whom 12 million experience an asthma exacerbation every year http://buff.ly/1fCJBH2
Obesity was associated with significant lung restriction in children with and without asthma. Obesity was not associated with significantly altered airway or systemic inflammation in asthmatic children. http://buff.ly/19U4E4z
Use of Written Asthma Action Plans: 27% of parents had them - 80% felt they were useful, but only 55% looked at them http://buff.ly/15VaYgb -- Wallet Written Asthma Action Plan (WAAP) Compared to a Full-Page Plan: 90% of parents felt they were useful http://buff.ly/15Vbpam
Framing Asthma: Content Analysis in US Newspapers - Fear cues present in 43% of articles, 28% contained a stigma cue http://buff.ly/15VbBq4
Exposures to molds in school classrooms of children with asthma: Mold was present in 100% of classrooms http://buff.ly/1gs5w6D
NYTimes on the hight cost of allergy and asthma medications: "The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath" http://buff.ly/1hMN3zx
Should All Patients with Asthma Receive Statins? http://buff.ly/1bSD6kk - No, 1 in 50 patients on statins develops diabetes
Regional and near-roadway pollutants decrease children's lung function http://buff.ly/1aHHgKC
Here is Advair's replacement by GSK: Once-daily fluticasone/vilanterol reduces risk of asthma exacerbations http://buff.ly/1aHHz8h
Regional and near-roadway pollutants decrease children's lung function http://buff.ly/1aHHgKC
In the UK, FeNO is used in primary practice to guide ICS initiation, dosing and identify poor ICS adherence http://buff.ly/1aHKopT
Bed covers reduce exposure to dust mite and improve adult atopic asthma http://buff.ly/1bSHY9g
The term “asthma” should be avoided in describing the chronic pulmonary disease of prematurity http://buff.ly/1aHLguy
RCT of azithromycin in smokers with asthma: clear evidence demonstrating lack of efficacy http://buff.ly/1bSJfgv
Inhaled corticosteroids may increase risk of tuberculosis in an intermediate-TB-burden country (South Korea) http://buff.ly/1i0NonQ
FDA Approves New, Once-daily COPD Combination Therapy: Anoro Ellipta is umeclidinium (LAMA) and vilanterol (LABA) http://buff.ly/19zjMsd
Single inhaler "as needed" SMART therapy (ICS/LABA) may work better than standard b.i.d. ICS/LABA combo (Cochrane) http://buff.ly/18zIGJz
The articles were selected from Twitter @Allergy and RSS subscriptions. Some of the top allergy accounts on Twitter contributed links. I appreciate the curation provided by @Aller_MD @AllergyNet @IgECPD @DrAnneEllis @AACMaven @AllergieVoeding @allergistmommy @mrathkopf @wheezemd.
Please feel free to send suggestions for articles to allergycases AT gmail DOT com and you will receive an acknowledgement in the next edition of this publication.
23 million Americans have asthma, of whom 12 million experience an asthma exacerbation every year http://buff.ly/1fCJBH2
Obesity was associated with significant lung restriction in children with and without asthma. Obesity was not associated with significantly altered airway or systemic inflammation in asthmatic children. http://buff.ly/19U4E4z
Use of Written Asthma Action Plans: 27% of parents had them - 80% felt they were useful, but only 55% looked at them http://buff.ly/15VaYgb -- Wallet Written Asthma Action Plan (WAAP) Compared to a Full-Page Plan: 90% of parents felt they were useful http://buff.ly/15Vbpam
Framing Asthma: Content Analysis in US Newspapers - Fear cues present in 43% of articles, 28% contained a stigma cue http://buff.ly/15VbBq4
Exposures to molds in school classrooms of children with asthma: Mold was present in 100% of classrooms http://buff.ly/1gs5w6D
NYTimes on the hight cost of allergy and asthma medications: "The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath" http://buff.ly/1hMN3zx
Should All Patients with Asthma Receive Statins? http://buff.ly/1bSD6kk - No, 1 in 50 patients on statins develops diabetes
Regional and near-roadway pollutants decrease children's lung function http://buff.ly/1aHHgKC
Here is Advair's replacement by GSK: Once-daily fluticasone/vilanterol reduces risk of asthma exacerbations http://buff.ly/1aHHz8h
Regional and near-roadway pollutants decrease children's lung function http://buff.ly/1aHHgKC
In the UK, FeNO is used in primary practice to guide ICS initiation, dosing and identify poor ICS adherence http://buff.ly/1aHKopT
Bed covers reduce exposure to dust mite and improve adult atopic asthma http://buff.ly/1bSHY9g
The term “asthma” should be avoided in describing the chronic pulmonary disease of prematurity http://buff.ly/1aHLguy
RCT of azithromycin in smokers with asthma: clear evidence demonstrating lack of efficacy http://buff.ly/1bSJfgv
Inhaled corticosteroids may increase risk of tuberculosis in an intermediate-TB-burden country (South Korea) http://buff.ly/1i0NonQ
FDA Approves New, Once-daily COPD Combination Therapy: Anoro Ellipta is umeclidinium (LAMA) and vilanterol (LABA) http://buff.ly/19zjMsd
Single inhaler "as needed" SMART therapy (ICS/LABA) may work better than standard b.i.d. ICS/LABA combo (Cochrane) http://buff.ly/18zIGJz
The articles were selected from Twitter @Allergy and RSS subscriptions. Some of the top allergy accounts on Twitter contributed links. I appreciate the curation provided by @Aller_MD @AllergyNet @IgECPD @DrAnneEllis @AACMaven @AllergieVoeding @allergistmommy @mrathkopf @wheezemd.
Please feel free to send suggestions for articles to allergycases AT gmail DOT com and you will receive an acknowledgement in the next edition of this publication.