:: November 2009

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View all Treatment articles in our Treatment Report . The most recent articles are listed on top (not in alphabetical order). Click on the Topic on our home page and then the subtopic - Treatment Report. Stay updated on drugs and their side effects, and various other treatments, including exercise, nutrition, and supplements.

Highlighted Article

Prenatal acetaminophen exposure and risk of wheeze at age 5 years in an urban, low-income cohort. (Thorax. 2009)

Clinical Guidelines

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma -- Part 1: Introduction -- Diagnosing Asthma (2007)

NGC - Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma. (2008)

NGC - Asthma (2006)

NGC - British guideline on the management of asthma. A clinical national guideline. (2005)

NGC - Control of environmental factors and comorbid conditions that affect asthma: Expert panel report 3: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. (2007)

NGC - Diagnosis and management of asthma. (2008)

NGC - Diagnosis and outpatient management of asthma. (2005)

NGC - Global strategy for asthma management and prevention. (2005)

NGC - Global strategy for asthma management and prevention. (2006)

NGC - Guidelines for the prevention, identification and management of occupational asthma: evidence review and recommendations. (2004)

NGC - Managing asthma long term in children 0-4 years of age and 5-11 years of age: Expert panel report 3: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. (2007)

NGC - Managing asthma long term in youths >12 years of age and Adults: Expert panel report 3: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. (2007)

NGC - Measures of asthma assessment and monitoring: Expert panel report 3: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. (2007)

NGC - Treatment of acute exacerbation of asthma. (2004)

NIH - Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (EPR-3) (2007)

Internet Sites

Featured site

NIH - Asthma

NIH - Asthma in Children

NIH - Asthma Resources

NIH - Asthma Tuturial

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Asthma

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Occupational asthma

NIH - NHLBI Asthma & Physical Activity in the School

NIH - NHLBI How is Asthma Treated?

NIH - NHLBI What is Asthma?

NIH - NIAID

NIH - NIAID Asthma

NIH - NIAID Focus on Asthma

NIH - NIEHS Asthma and Allergy Prevention

Related Topics - Highlighted Articles

Rhinitis

Burden of rhinitis in children with asthma. (Pediatr Pulmonol. 2005) "Although the clinical association of allergic rhinitis and asthma has been recognized for centuries, in recent years the association appears to be stronger than was reported previously. Ä 41.2% and 58.8% reported that their rhinitis symptoms caused a significant burden in their daily life and exacerbated their asthma, respectively, and almost 50% felt that their rhinitis had not been given significant consideration by their physician."

Sinusitis and Rhinosinusitis

Current thinking on the relationship between rhinosinusitis and asthma. (J Asthma. 2005) "Most recent evidence supports the characterization of rhinosinusitis and asthma as two compartmental expressions of a common mucosal susceptibility to exogenous stimuli. In addition, there is evidence that the compartmental processes can affect and amplify each other via a systemic intermediary. The bone marrow is involved in this process, and IL-5 may be a key cytokine for orchestrating the systemic interaction. These facts argue that rhinosinusitis and asthma are not simply localized disease processes but part of a systemic inflammatory disease affecting the respiratory tract."

In this newsletter:

Diagnosis, Imaging, and Screening
General Information
Risk Factors
Risk Reduction

	Diagnosis, Imaging, and Screening
Diagnosis of asthma in adults (CMAJ 2009)

	General Information
Acetaminophen May Be Linked To Asthma In Children And Adults Adulthood asthma after wheezing in infancy: a questionnaire study at 27 years of age. (Allergy. 2009) Does Obesity Produce a Distinct Asthma Phenotype? (J Appl Physiol. 2009) Folic Acid Supplements Linked To Asthma, Study Suggests “Current public health guidelines recommend that women consume a supplemental dose of 400 micrograms of folic acid per day in the month preceding and during the first trimester of pregnancy to reduce the risk of neural tube defects in children. "Our study supports these guidelines, as we found no increased risk of asthma if folic acid supplements were taken in pre or early pregnancy," Associate Professor Davies says. However, these guidelines may need to be expanded to include recommendations about avoiding use of high dose supplemental folic acid in late pregnancy." He says their study found no evidence to link asthma with dietary folate, which is found in green, leafy vegetables, certain fruits and nuts.” Household Cleaning Bad for Asthma?

	Risk Factors

	Risk Reduction