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Guidelines for the management of chronic asthma in adolescents and adults

Lalloo, U.; Wong, M.; Abdool-Gaffar, S. et al. South African Family Practice (2007) CC

Asthma prevalence is increasing worldwide and surveys indicate that the majority of patients in developed and developing countries do not receive optimal care and are therefore not well controlled. The aim of these guidelines is to promote a better standard of treatment based on advances in the unde... more

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Developing a Stigma Reduction Initiative

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHASA (2006) C2

This kit, “Developing a Stigma Reduction Initiative,” is designed to support the activities of those who plan to mount a statewide, regional, or local effort to address and counter stigma and discrimination. It is intended for use by local mental health advocates, consumers of mental health serv... more

Informe de la consulta técnica en epidemiología y manejo de la transmisión de la enfermedad de chagas como enfermedad transmitida por alimentos (ETA)

Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) (2006) C_WHO

[Antecedentes] En el año 2005, un brote registrado en un área turística del sur de Brasil, concitó la atención internacional en función de haber afectado a un grupo de turistas internacionales y haber registrado alta morbilidad y mortalidad. La importancia que reviste este tema emergente, y la... more

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Countdown to 2015: tracking donor assistance to maternal, newborn, and child health

Powell-Jackson, T.; J. Borghi; D. Mueller et al. Lancet (2006) C1

Background: Timely reliable data on aid flows to maternal, newborn, and child health are essential for assessing the adequacy of current levels of funding, and to promote accountability among donors for attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for child and maternal health. We provide g... more

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Donor funding priorities for communicable disease control in the developing world

Jeremy Shiffman Health Policy and Planning (2006) C1

Prior research has considered donor funding for developing world health by recipient and donor country but not by disease. Examining funding by disease is critical since diseases may be in competition with one another for priority and donors may be making allocation decisions in ways that do not cor... more

Guidelines for the prevention, management and care of diabetes mellitus

World Health Organization WHO (2006) C_WHO

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases worldwide. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region there has been a rapid increase in the incidence of diabetes mellitus and it is now the fourth leading cause of death. The increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus, the emergence of ... more

Guidelines for the prevention, management and care of diabetes mellitus - World Health Organization

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2006) C_WHO

Mortality in COPD: role of comorbidities

Sin, D.D.; Anthonisen, N.R.; Soriano, J.B.; et. (2006) CC2

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents an increasing burden throughout the world. COPD-related mortality is probably underestimated because of the difficulties associated with identifying the precise cause of death. Respiratory failure is considered the major cause of death in advan... more

The natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Mannino, D.M.; Watt, G.; Hole, D.; et al. European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) (2006) CC2

The article from the European Respiratory Journal discusses the natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphasizing its increasing global impact on morbidity and mortality. It highlights that while cigarette smoking is a primary risk factor, other influences such as environm... more

TENOR risk score predicts healthcare in adults with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma

Miller, M. K.; Lee, J.H.; Blanc, P.D.; et al. (2006) CC2

The aim of the present study was to predict which patients with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma are at highest risk for healthcare utilisation can be predicted so as to optimise clinical management. Data were derived from 2,821 adults with asthma enrolled in The Epidemiology and Natural History ... more

Identifying ‘well-controlled’ and ‘not well-controlled’ asthma using the Asthma Control Questionnaire

Juniper, E. F.; Bousquet, J.; Abetz, L.; et al. Respiratory Medicine (2006) 100, 616–621 (2006) CC2

The Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) was developed to measure the primary goals of asthma management as identified by international guidelines. All guidelines indicate that to achieve good control, treatment should minimise day- and night-time symptoms, activity limitation, airway narrowing and re... more

Asthma Control Test: Reliability, validity, and responsiveness in patients not previously followed by asthma specialists

Schatz, M.; Sorkness, C. A.; Li, J.T; et al. (2006) CC2

The development of the Asthma Control Test (ACT), a short, simple, patient-based tool for identifying patients with poorly controlled asthma, was recently described in patients under the routine care of an asthma specialist. We sought to evaluate the reliability and validity of the ACT in a longi... more

Survey on the impact of comorbid allergic rhinitis in patients with asthma

Valovirta, E.; Pawankar, R. (2006) CC2

Allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma are inflammatory conditions of the airways that often occur concomitantly. This global survey was undertaken to understand patient perspectives regarding symptoms, treatments, and the impact on their well-being of comorbid AR and asthma.

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Buruli Ulcer (M. ulcerans Infection): New Insights, New Hope for Disease Control

Johnson P.D.R., Stinear T., Small T.S.C. et al (2005) C2

Buruli ulcer is a disease of skin and soft tissue with the potential to leave sufferers scarred and disabled. It is caused by an environmental pathogen, Mycobacterium ulcerans, that produces a destructive toxin. The exact mode of transmission is unclear. The main burden of disease falls on childre... more

Identifying asthma in population studies: from single entity to a multi-component approach

Marks, G. B. (2005) CC2

Considerable energy has been expended over the last two decades in developing methods for identifying the presence of asthma among participants in population studies. The objective of this endeavour has commonly been to enable epidemiological research on risk factors for asthma, with the ultimate ai... more

Measurement properties and interpretation of three shortened versions of the asthma control questionnaire

Juniper, E. F.; Svensson, K.; Mörk, A-C.; et al. Respiratory Medicine (2005) 99, 553–558 (2005) CC2

The Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ)1 was developed and validated to measure the primary clinical goal of asthma management as identified by international guidelines. They indicate that to achieve good control, treatment should minimise day and night time symptoms, activity limitation, airway narr... more

The public health implications of asthma

Bousquet, J.; Bousquet, P.; Godard, P.; Daures, J. (2005) CC2

Health economics is receiving more attention as decisionmakers — including purchasers, physicians and patients seek a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of adopting new health care strategies in developed and developing countries. Formal economic evaluation is playing an increasingly i... more

Development of the asthma control test A survey for assessing asthma control

Nathan, R. A.; Sorkness, C. A.; Kosinski, M.; et al. (2004) CC2

Asthma guidelines indicate that the goal of treatment should be optimum asthma control. In a busy clinic practice with limited time and resources, there is need for a simple method for assessing asthma control with or without lung function testing.

The global burden of asthma: executive summary of the GINA Dissemination Committee report

Masoli, M.; Fabian, D.; Holt, S.; Beasley, R. European Journal of allergy and clinical immunology: Volume59, Issue5 May 2004 Pages 469-478 (2004) CC2

It is estimated that as many as 300 million people of all ages, and all ethnic backgrounds, suffer from asthma and the burden of this disease to governments, health care systems, families, and patients is increasing worldwide. In 1989 the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) program was initiated in ... more

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Van der Molen, T.; Willemse, B.; Schokker, S.; et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2003) CC2

The new Global Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines advice to focus treatment in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) on improvement of functional state, prevention of disease progression and minimization of symptoms. So far no validated questionnaires are available to measure symptom ... more