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 DECEMBER 2005
29 Dec.-Inverse relationship  between sibship size and allergic diseases (Thorax)
23 Dic.-High-efficiency vacuum cleaners increase personal mite allergen exposure, but only slightly (Allergy)
19 Dic.-8% of the genetic component of obesity is shared with asthma (JACI)
19 Dic.-Adults with a history of moderate-to-severe allergic asthma in childhood have irreversible lung function deficit (JACI)
14 Dic.-How pediatricians in Spain manage the first acute wheezing episode in an atopic infant  (Allergol Immunopathol Madr)
14 Dic.-44% of allergic adults have normal levels of  Total IgE   (Allergol Immunopathol Madr)
05 Dic.-Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) as a novel therapeutic target in symptomatic corticosteroid dependent asthma (Thorax)
02 Dic.-International Study shows the gap between asthma needs and use of medication for asthma control (ERJ)
 NOVEMBER 2005
27 Nov.-Household endotoxin exposure is a significant risk factor for increased asthma prevalence (AJRCCM)
20 Nov.-Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction si common in children with atopic eczema  (PA&I)
20 Nov.-Postbronchodilator change as a percentage of predicted value is the least biased of the asthma criteria  (JACI)
14 Nov.-Effect of Treating Allergic Rhinitis With Corticosteroids in Patients With Asthma  (Chest)
07 Nov.-Asthma death is associated with less use of primary care services (Thorax)
07 Nov.-Updated the National Asthma Guideline (BTS-SIGN)
05 Nov.-The American Thoracic Society and the  European Respiratory Society release five Statements on Lung Function
02 Nov.-GINA Documents Updated
 OCTOBER 2005
31 Oct.-Rural-urban influence in the prevalence of allergy diseases (Allergy)
27 Oct.-Is useful add Fluticasone  in asthma attack tretaed with salbutamol   (PAI)
27 Oct.-More about relationship between tuberculosis and allergy diseases: the case of Brazil  (PAI)
23 Oct.-ENO is a bronchoconstriction preditor in Exercise Induced Asthma  (Chest)
23 Oct.-Health education in chidren wirth asthma arrives at school  (Chest)
18 Oct.-In adults, the combination of desloratadine and montelukast provided superior efficacy to either blocker administered alone (JACI)
18 Oct.-The probability of wheeze and reduced lung function increases with increasing specific IgE antibody levels (JACI)
12 Oct.-Spanish Airways Network releases several Respiratory Guidelines, some related with Paediatric Asthma
11 Oct.-Tailored Education May Reduce Health Literacy Disparities in Asthma Self-Management (AJRCCM)
06 Oct.-Joint Meeting EAACI y ERS Paediatric Sections (Prague, 11-15 Nov)
02 Oct.-Relation between phase of the menstrual cycle and asthma presentations in the emergency department (Thorax)
02 Oct.-Directly measured second hand smoke exposure and asthma health outcomes (Thorax)
 SEPTEMBER 2005
26 Sep.-Monographic issue on Asthma in children and adolescents (PAP)
26 Sep.-QStandard skin prick testing and sensitization to inhalant allergens across Europe (Allergy)
23 Sep.-Short-term Effects of Salmeterol and Formoterol on Heart Rate Variability (Chest)
23 Sep-Ciclesonide, a Novel Inhaled Steroid, Does Not Affect Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Function (Chest)
19 Sep-Standardisation of the measurement of lung volumes (ERJ)
12 Sep.-Anticholinergics in the treatment of children and adults with acute asthma (Thorax)
12 Sep.-Moderate dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) plus salmeterol versus higher doses of ICS (Thorax)
04 Sep.-Prevalence of food allergy and its relationship to asthma and allergic rhinitis in schoolchildren (Allergy)
04 Sep.-Role of Atopy-Allergy and further development of cancer (Allergy)
 AUGUST 2005
30 Aug.-MOSAIC Study: Montelukast compared With Fluticasone Among 6- to 14-Year-Olds  (Pediatrics)
25 Aug.-British Medical Journal updates the ABC of Asthma: first chapter, Prevalence (BMJ)
21 Aug.-The rol of  Isocyanates and Polyurethane in childhood asthma  (PAI)
21 Aug.-Early rapid weight gain in relation to asthma in adolescents born with very low birth weight  (PAI)
12 Aug.-Short-acting ß-agonist prescription fills can be used as a marker for asthma morbidity (Chest)
10 Aug.-Approximately one in six students (16.1%) reported current asthma in the USA (MMWR)
07 Aug.-JACI publis a review about the role of rhinoviruses and asthma (JACI)
04 Aug.-Interleukin-10 Gene Expression plays a relevant role in Acute Virus-induced Asthma (AJRCCM)
02 Aug.-The  ISAAC Observatory, upated
02 Aug.-Burden of allergic rhinitis in children with Asthma  (Ped Pulm)
 JULY 2005
27 Jul.-The Role of antioxidants in severe asthma  (ERJ)
20 Jul.-Hospital costs of asthma attack in Spain   (Arch Broncon)
16 Jul.-Operational definitions of asthma  in studies on its aetiology are needed  (ERJ)
12 Jul.-Aerosolized Magnesium Sulfate for Acute Asthma: A Systematic Review  (Chest)
12 Jul.-Plethysmographic Measurements of Specific Airway Resistance in Young Children  (Chest)
11 Jul.-The Canadian Childhood Asthma Primary Prevention Study: Outcomes at 7 years of age (JACI)
08 Jul.-Identification of an Asthma Susceptibility Gene on Human Chromosome 5q33  (AJRCCM)
07 Jul.-Effects of Mometasone and Beclomethasone on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis (Chest)
07 Jul.-Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Asthma: A Longitudinal Study in UK (Chest)
02 Jul.-No increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergies among children in Germany (Thorax)
02 Jul.-Probably evidence that a rapid rate of growth in length might be involved in the aetiology of asthma (Thorax)
01 Jul.-Methodological issues related to exhaled nitric oxide measurement in children aged four to six years (Ped Pulm)
01 Jul.-Sex Differences in Factors Associated with Childhood- and Adolescent-Onset Wheeze (AJRCCM)
 JUNE 2005
30 Jun.-How Pharmacogenomics Will Play a Role in the Management of Asthma  (AJRCCM)
24 Jun.-Cost of one asthma attack treated in Primary Care is about 166 euro (Aten Primaria)
24 Jun.-Continuing high incidence of asthma in adults that is most pronounced among female subjects (Chest)
22 Jun.-Relevant role of bronchial epitelium in severe asthma  (ERJ)
19 Jun.-Coincidence of atopy profile in terms of monosensitization and polysensitization in children and their parents (Allergy)
08 Jun.-ASGA´s summer camp for asthmatics and allergic people
05 Jun.-Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurements to Guide Treatment in Chronic Asthma  (NEJM)
02 Jun.-Applications of the GOAL study in childhood asthma   (An Pediatr)
 MAY 2005
29 May.-Bedding encasings do not improve quality of life in adult population  (Allergy)
23 May.-Neither DTP nor MMR increase the risk of hay fever  (ADC)
23 May.-The prevalence of Atopic Diseases is increasing  (BMJ)
19 May.-Asthma as a Risk Factor for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease  (NEJM)
16 May.-Skin-prick testing itself as a diagnostic aid for childhood asthma (Ped Pulm)
15 May.-Removal of pets from homes reduces airway responsiveness in patients with pet allergic asthma (Chest)
15 May.-FEV1/FEV6 and FEV6 as an Alternative for FEV1/FVC and FVC (Chest)
10 May.-GEMA publishes the Asthma Management Guideline for patients, parents and friends
07 May.-Monitoring airway inflammation may be useful in optimizing treatment in children with asthma (AJRCCM)
04 May.-Use of Clinical Gudelines reduced hospitalizations, ED visits, and outpatient visits for children with asthma (J Ped)
02 May.-World Asthma Day, May 3rd. National Spanish Campaing: Ministery, GVR, AEP, AEPap
02 May.-World Asthma Day, May 3rd: international resources and educational tools in GINA website
01 May.-eNO is a safe, simple and rapid test for the diagnosis of asthma and is as good as bronchial provocation tests   (Thorax)
 APRIL 2005
30 Apr.-Standardised mortality rates show that females have a higher mortality than males in COPD and Asthma  (ERJ)
30 Apr.-Obesity is associated with reduced lung volume, which is linked with airway narrowing, but some questions remain (ERJ)
28 Apr.-Exclusive breastfeeding does not influence the risk of AD during the first year of life  (PAI)
22 Apr.-La National Health Survey (UK) provides evidence that use of acetaminophen is associated with an increased risk of asthma (AJRCCM)
21 Apr.-Short, intermittent courses of inhaled or oral corticosteroids in mild asthma: no answer yet (NEJM)
18 Apr.-Atopic Diseases prevalence  in adults is increasing (BMJ)
12 Apr.-Asthma is more frecuent in boys, as To Breathe visitors said
07 Apr.-Maternal and Grandmaternal Smoking Patterns Are Associated With Early Childhood Asthma  (Chest)
07 Apr.-Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Difficult Asthma: Relationship to Asthma Outcome  (Chest)
02 Apr.-Smokers with mild persistent asthma are insensitive to effect of low dose inhaled corticosteroid (Thorax)
02 Apr.-More about the relationship between ADAM33 gene and asthma (Thorax)
01 Apr.-Children above 4 are able to generate a Peak Inspiratory Flow of  30 l/m (Ped Pulm)
29 Mar.-Rinitis or Eccema are risk factors for severe asthma, and both together are a higher risk (PAI)
27 Mar.-New cases of asthma in children in England and Wales has fallen by two thirds (BMJ)
 MARCH 2005
14 Mar.-Fluticasone Improves Pulmonary Function in Children under 2 Years Old with Risk Factors for Asthma (AJRCCM)
11 Mar.-Consistency of clinical practice with scientifics evidences in asthma  (AnPed)
09 Mar.-Life-Threatening Asthma in Children: Treatment With Sodium Bicarbonate (Chest)
09 Mar.-Asthma in Remission: Can Relapse in Early Adulthood Be Predicted (Chest)
03 Mar.-Secular trends and geographic variations in allergic rhinitis (ISSAC-Spain)  (AnPed)
01 Mar.-NHBLI  FEV1  values do not appear accurately for children (Ped Pulm)
01 Mar.-Sputum induction in children with dificult asthma, reliable but with abnormal results only in a minority  (Ped Pulm)
 FEBRUARY 2005
25 Feb.-Missed School, missed physical education, smoking and its relationship with quality of life in asthma   (ADC)
21 Feb.-Air pollution and allergy: you are what you breathe (Nature)
19 Feb.-Sex Differences in the Relation between Body Mass Index and Asthma and Atopy (AJRCCM)
14 Feb.-Maternal Autoimmune Diseases, Asthma and Allergies, and Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders (APAM)
11 Feb.-GH secretion in response to GHRH is significantly reduced in adult asthmatic patients receiving therapy with ICS (Chest)
11 Feb.-Asthmatic heredity, atopy, passive smoke and infections  related with asthma at 10 (Chest)
07 Feb.-Prevalence declination of asthma in Dutch school children  (Thorax)
07 Feb.-Some asthma genotypes may not respond to ß2 agonists  (Thorax)
05 Feb.-Montelukast has a positive effect on lung function, airway inflammation and symptom scores in very young children (ERJ)
02 Feb.-Increasing of hospitalizations among children with asthma in Greece (PAI)
 JANUARY 2005
27 Jan.-Evaluation of cost of asthma in children in the European Union  (Allergy)
23 Jan.-Inhaled corticosteroids during pregnancy and risk of pregnancy induced hypertension   (BMJ)
22 Jan.-Step-Down Compared to Fixed-Dose Treatment With Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate in Asthma (Chest)
17 Jan.-NAEPP Expert Panel Report: Managing Asthma During Pregnancy (JACI)
17 Jan.-JACI publishes the National Survey (UK) on Montelukast (JACI)
13 Jan.-Positive effect of asthma intervention on children with undiagnosed asthma (J.Ped)
13 Jan.-Safety of budesonide inhalation suspension in infants aged six to twelve months (J Ped)
11 Jan.-Reducing Childhood Asthma Through Community-Based Service New York City 2001-2004  (CDC)
07 Jan.-Nasal Clip use is irrelevant on Measurement of Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels in Asthmatic Patients  (Chest)
02 Jan.-Online Asthma Course: second edition 2005, subscription opened
02 Jan.-Relationship between Bronchodilator treatment and deaths from asthma (BMJ) 


 
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