Asthma MagazinePub Date : 2005-05-01DOI: 10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00053-1
Paula Holmes-Eber PhD
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Asthma MagazinePub Date : 2005-05-01DOI: 10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00047-6
Brian A. Smart MD
{"title":"The inflammatory process: How allergies and asthma work in the body","authors":"Brian A. Smart MD","doi":"10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00047-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00047-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100135,"journal":{"name":"Asthma Magazine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00047-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86409978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asthma MagazinePub Date : 2005-05-01DOI: 10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00042-7
Suzanne Rutkowski
{"title":"Playing the odds","authors":"Suzanne Rutkowski","doi":"10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00042-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00042-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the United States, the incidence of people with asthma has nearly doubled over the past 20 years. It is possible for anyone to develop asthma, yet there are some people who are more predisposed to developing the disease, either due to genetic or environmental factors. Who is at risk for developing asthma and can steps be taken to reduce this risk?</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100135,"journal":{"name":"Asthma Magazine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00042-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"101305391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asthma MagazinePub Date : 2005-05-01DOI: 10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00043-9
Susan Berg
{"title":"Anti-IgE therapy for asthma","authors":"Susan Berg","doi":"10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00043-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00043-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>In June 2003, Xolair, the first anti-IgE medication, received FDA approval, bringing hope and relief to adults and adolescents (12 years and over) with uncontrolled allergic asthma. Xolair has been touted as a breakthrough treatment for asthma, and rightly so. In two pivotal clinical trials, Xolair reduced asthma attacks by half and improved patients' asthma symptoms and ability to breathe (</span><em>J Allergy Clin Immun</em> 2001;108:184-190, and <em>Eur Respi</em>r J 2001;18:254-261). Furthermore, study participants who took Xolair were able to decrease, and in some cases even eliminate, the daily required dose of inhaled corticosteroids.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100135,"journal":{"name":"Asthma Magazine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00043-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133409294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asthma MagazinePub Date : 2005-05-01DOI: 10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00052-X
Gregory Alford
{"title":"Breathing easier when you travel","authors":"Gregory Alford","doi":"10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00052-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00052-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Jeff and Mary Sutton of Omaha, Neb., spent months poring over the details of their February 2003 wedding and honeymoon. But something unexpected still disrupted their week-long trip to Orlando, Fla. Instead of soaking up the sun and racing between theme parks, the Suttons took an unscheduled ambulance ride to an emergency room.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100135,"journal":{"name":"Asthma Magazine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1088-0712(05)00052-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75141407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}