http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 20:02:15 EST Fri, 24 May 2013 20:02:15 EST Upcoming Activities and What's New in Small Airways Research and Online at WAO from WAO's Small Airways Working Group, a platform for clinicians, researchers and educators around the world to access the latest, most relevant scientific, clinical and educational resources on small airway disease. Copyright 2013 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST Targeting small airways asthma phenotype: preserved FEV1 but abnormal midexpiratory flow and airway resistance http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1291 http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1291 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST Measurements of FENO may not be useful in elderly asthmatics http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1291#measurements_of_FENO http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1291#measurements_of_FENO Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST Add-on omalizumab associated with decreased hospitalization or Emergency Department (ED) visits in patients with uncontrolled severe asthma in real-life practice http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1291#add-on_omalizumab http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1291#add-on_omalizumab Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST Allergic sensitization in older patients with asthma more common than previously reported: 65% were sensitized http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1282#allergicsensitization http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1282#allergicsensitization Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST Exhaled nitric oxide in symptomatic children at preschool age predicts later asthma http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1282#exhalednitricoxide http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1282#exhalednitricoxide Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST A significant relationship between asthma and cognitive impairment in older patients http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1249#cognitive_impairment http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1249#cognitive_impairment Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST No effect from montelukast on respiratory symptoms and lung function in wheezy infants http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1249#montelukast http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1249#montelukast Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST Being overweight increases susceptibility to indoor pollutants among urban children with asthma http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1249#indoor_pollutants http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1249#indoor_pollutants Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST Internet-based self-management improved asthma control after 3 months but all benefits were lost after 1 year http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1221#asthma_control http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1221#asthma_control Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST Diagnosis and management of asthma - 2012 update from U.S. National Guideline Clearinghouse http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1221#diagnosis_asthma http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1221#diagnosis_asthma Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST Severe asthma greatly increases the risk of pulmonary embolism http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1221#severe_asthma http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1221#severe_asthma Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST Prescribing inhaled steroid at the time of Emergency Department (ED) visit for asthma decreases ED visits/admissions and saves $7,000 per 100 patients http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1207#inhaled_steroids http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1207#inhaled_steroids Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST Once-daily fluticasone furoate is efficacious in patients with symptomatic asthma on low-dose inhaled corticosteroids http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1207#fluticasone_furoate http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1207#fluticasone_furoate Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST The Asthma Disease Activity Score (ADAS) is a new tool that predicts future asthma attacks. http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1207#adas http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1207#adas Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST Inhaled corticosteroids at high doses appear to be a significant independent risk factor for adrenal insufficiency http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1193#adrenal_insufficiency http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1193#adrenal_insufficiency Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST 68% of caregivers incorrectly treat children's asthma exacerbation with albuterol, most undertreat http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1193#asthma_exacerbation http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1193#asthma_exacerbation Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST Detrimental effects on bronchoprotection starts after the 5th dose of albuterol, worsens after 7 doses http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1193#bronchoprotection http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1193#bronchoprotection Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:00:00 EST The ACT is preferable to the ACQ. However, neither ACT nor ACQ is useful for assessment of uncontrolled asthma http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1180#act http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1180#act Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:00:00 EST Inhaled steroids increase the risk of oropharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children with asthma http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1180#inhaled_steroids http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1180#inhaled_steroids Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:00:00 EST Albuterol use predicts asthma outcomes: Each additional SABA canister linked to 8-18% increase in asthma exacerbations http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1180#albuterol http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/reviews/index.php?contentid=1180#albuterol Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST Asthma, Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness and Sports http://www.worldallergy.org/professional/allergic_diseases_center/asthma_and_sports/ http://www.worldallergy.org/professional/allergic_diseases_center/asthma_and_sports/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST Highlights of the Asthma Summit 2009: Beyond the Guidelines http://journals.lww.com/waojournal/toc/2010/02000 http://journals.lww.com/waojournal/toc/2010/02000 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST Upcoming Activities http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/content.php?contentid=545 http://www.worldallergy.org/small_airways_group/content.php?contentid=545