The AJMC® Asthma compendium is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights for the chronic lung disease.
May 16th 2024
Underlying mood and sleep disorders may negatively affect asthma control, researchers find.
Examining the Links Between Asthma, Depression During the Pandemic in Canada
January 20th 2023The study sought to identify what factors were linked with developing depression in adults with asthma without a history of the disease, and to identify which factors were associated with recurrent depression during the pandemic in adults with both conditions.
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Persistent Asthma Associated With Cardiovascular Risk Factor
November 23rd 2022An analysis of data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis suggests that adults with asthma may have higher levels of carotid artery plaque, which is associated with greater risk of heart attack or stroke.
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Concerns About Stock Albuterol for Asthma in Illinois Schools Are Overstated, Researchers Say
November 15th 2022Liability concerns cited by education administrators and nurses regarding the use of stock albuterol in school are overblown, according to researchers who examined how legislation about the issue has played out in Illinois.
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Identifying SE in Initial Asthma Screening May Help Promote Precision Medicine
October 31st 2022The retrospective findings showed that searching for Staphylococcus aureus and its enterotoxins (SE) when initially screening patients for asthma can help with identifying a targeted treatment option by improving phenotyping and predicting comorbidities.
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Researchers Evaluate Racism as a Factor in Underestimation of Atopic Disease
September 15th 2022Although allergic and atopic disease is well studied and researched overall, the researchers said there is a critical lack of knowledge about these conditions, including eosinophilic esophagitis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis, in diverse racial and ethnic groups.
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Risk Factors for CRS Plus Asthma Differ Among Younger vs Older Patients
September 14th 2022Risk factors as predictors of asthma prevalence among a cohort of patients living with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), as they related to age, were evaluated by clinical investigators from the College of Medicine at Korea University.
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Wide Variation Found in UK Prescribing Guidance for Preferring Low-Carbon Asthma Inhalers
September 1st 2022Understanding if local prescription patterns are influenced by guidance could help policymakers understand what is needed to further encourage a shift to asthma inhalers with less of a climate impact.
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Led to 60% Higher Risk of Later Asthma for Cleanup Workers
August 28th 2022Workers involved in cleaning up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, the country’s largest oil spill, were 60% more likely to be diagnosed with asthma or experience asthma symptoms 1 to 3 years afterwards, compared with those who were not involved in the cleanup.
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Worse Vascular Outcomes Found in Patients With Asthma
August 14th 2022Patients with symptoms of asthma, regardless of physiological confirmation, experienced worse vascular outcomes and greater cardiovascular risk, which may be due to short-acting beta agonist (SABA) use, according to the results of a recent study.
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Obesity, Physical Inactivity Linked With Higher Risk for Activity Limits in Asthma
August 5th 2022Patients with asthma and all types of obesity, or with all types of obesity and physical inactivity, have an increased risk for limited activity of daily living, according to the results of a recent study.
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Social Determinants of Health Associated With Asthma Morbidity in Children
July 25th 2022At-risk rates of asthma morbidity in children varied across census tracts in Washington, DC, and were significantly correlated with social determinants of health in each area, according to a recent study.
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