Patients who have asthma or who have children who are at risk of developing asthma may wonder what they can do to prevent or control the condition. Does nutrition play a role in helping or worsening asthma, and what can you tell your patients?
Large study of Hispanic adults shows association with risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease before age 50.
Individuals should continue to receive asthma care and take asthma medications during the pandemic.
Risk slightly higher after introduction of nationwide pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
Patients with severe asthma with low baseline cytokine levels responded well to benralizumab therapy.
Greatest decrease seen for those previously working outside of the home and in those without ‘allergic-type’ inflammation
Asthma rates for boys decline with age but stay steady among girls; rates higher among Black versus non-Hispanic White children during preschool years
Patients who have severe eosinophilic asthma that is uncontrolled on omalizumab may be effectively switched to mepolizumab.
The 6-minute pegboard and ring test can be used as a valid and reliable test to evaluate functional arm exercise capacity in patients with well-controlled asthma.
Adolescent boys with a higher BMI, adenotonsillar hypertrophy, and sleep-disordered breathing have an increased risk for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.
