Advances in adult and pediatric asthma.

Abstract

This year we present updates on the management and therapeutics of asthma and research on the relationship of airway remodeling to clinically irreversible disease and continue a discussion about the origins of asthma. Significant advances are occurring in our understanding of the natural history of asthma, including the application of biomarkers and genetics. These tools should assist the clinician in defining patients at risk for significant morbidity related to asthma. Incorporating this knowledge will help prompt the development of more effective management techniques and new medications. Meanwhile, more effective health care strategies must be developed to reduce the reported disparities in asthma care noted in our patient populations.

• Authors: Andrea J Apter, Stanley J Szefler
• Journal: The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (J Allergy Clin Immunol) Vol. 117 Issue 3 Pg. 512-8 (Mar 2006) ISSN: 0091-6749 [Print] United States
• PMID: 16522448 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Anti-Asthmatic Agents
• Biomarkers

Topics

• Adult
• Airway Obstruction (etiology)
• Anti-Asthmatic Agents (therapeutic use)
• Asthma (complications, diagnosis, physiopathology, therapy)
• Biomarkers
• Child
• Female
• Health Services Accessibility
• Humans
• Male
• Morbidity
• Obesity (complications)
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Complications
• Quality of Health Care
• United States