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In 2000-2001 asthma prevalence was monitored at 6.5%; by 2010-2011 a 4.3% increase was shown, with asthma prevalence totaling 10.8% of Canada's population. [29] Furthermore, asthma prevalence varies among the provinces of Canada; the highest prevalence is Ontario at 12.1%, and the lowest is Nunavut at 3.8%. [29]
Asthma phenotyping and endotyping has emerged as a novel approach to asthma classification inspired by precision medicine which separates the clinical presentations of asthma, or asthma phenotypes, from their underlying causes, or asthma endotypes. The best-supported endotypic distinction is the type 2-high/type 2-low distinction.
"The influence of sensitisation to pollens and moulds on seasonal variations in asthma attacks" European Respiratory Journal. 42: 935-945. Ghosh RE, Cullinan P, Fishwick D, Hoyle J, Warburton CJ, Strachan DP, Butland BK, Jarvis D (2013). "Asthma and occupation in the 1958 birth cohort" Thorax. 68: 365-371.
The prevalence of asthma increased 75% from 1980 to 1994. Asthma prevalence is 39% higher in African Americans than in Europeans. [148] 5.7 million (about 9.4%). In six- and seven-year-olds asthma increased from 18.4% to 20.9% over five years, during the same time the rate decreased from 31% to 24.7% in 13- to 14-year-olds. Atopic eczema
GINA conducts continuous review of scientific publications on asthma and is a leader in disseminating information about the care of patients with asthma. [2] GINA publishes resources such as evidence-based guidelines for asthma management, and runs special events such as World Asthma Day. GINA's guidelines, revised each year, are used by ...
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is the leading patient organization for people with asthma and allergies and the oldest asthma and allergy patient group in the world. AAFA is dedicated to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease for people with asthma, allergies, and related conditions through research, education ...
Also, I agree that the Prognosis and Epidemiology sections are short. I think the prognosis section, by its nature, doesn't need to be much longer, but Epidemiology could be much more detailed. Also, I would like to see a brief "history of asthma" and "list of notable asthma sufferers" added to the article before we go for FAC.
The Journal of Asthma is a peer-reviewed medical journal that covers asthma and related conditions. The editor-in-chief is Fulvio Braido ( University of Genoa ). [ 1 ]