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2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group

Cloutier, M. M.; Baptist, A.P.; Teach, S.J.; et al. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2020) CC2

The2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group was coordinated and supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Healt... more

Kerala State COPD Control Program Module for Medical Officers

National Health Mission State Health Systems Resource Center- Kerala Academy of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (2021) CC2

Kerala state is moving towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25th September 2015. Goal 3 of the SDG addresses “Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages”. The sub-goal 3.4 of the SDG has the targe... more

Domestic and ODA health financing in developing nations – A closer look on the country level

Tilman Rüppel, Joachim Rüppel medmissio (2024) CC

Explore domestic and ODA health financing data for all developing countries and relevant country groups. Navigate directly to information by clicking on a nation’s name in the country list. Methodology and data sources explained on the two final pages

It's my COPD Action Plan - COPD Foundation

COPD Foundation (2024) CC2

Please complete the section below. Bring all your medicines and inhalers along with a complete list to doctor’s office visits. Think about your ability to perform these activities on a typical “green” day. Place one check mark in each column. In the last (blank) column write in an activity you... more

Algorithm for asthma diagnosis and management at Chitungwiza Central Hospital, Zimbabwe

Ndarukwa, P.; Chimbari, M.J.; Sibanda, E.N. (2020) CC2

asthma is a chronic inflammatory and a heterogeneous condition of respiratory system whose pathogenesis is linked with variable structural changes. The clinical manifestation of asthma includes attacks of breathlessness, cough, chest tightness and wheezing. Provision of basic equipment and test for ... more

Respiratory Effects of Exposure to Diesel Traffic in Persons with Asthma

McCreanor, J.; Cullinan, P.; Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J.; et al. The New England Journal of Medecine (2007) CC2

Air pollution from road traffic is a serious health hazard, and people with preexisting respiratory disease may be at increased risk. We investigated the effects of short-term exposure to diesel traffic in people with asthma in an urban, roadside environment.

Common characteristics of upper and lower airways in rhinitis and asthma: ARIA update, in collaboration with GA2LEN

Cruz, A.A.; Popov, T.; Pawankar, R.; et al. Allergy: Volume62, Issues84 November 2007 Pages 1-41 (2007) CC2

This document updates the ARIA sections on the links between rhinitis and asthma. Relevant publications between January 2000 and December 2005 were included. Complementary and alternative medicine is not evaluated in this document since it has been published separately. Likewise, an update on pharma... 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

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

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.

Assessing the nature of asthma in African epidemiological studies: a scoping review protocol 2020

Ndlovu, V.; Chimbari, M.J.; Sibanda, E. (2020) CC2

Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory conditions in the world and is increasing in prevalence, particularly in Africa and other low-income countries. The disproportionately high numbers of premature deaths and severe or uncontrolled cases in many African countries are indicative of th... more

Urbanisation and asthma in low-income and middleincome countries: a systematic review of the urbanrural differences in asthma prevalence

Rodriguez, A.; Brickley, E.; Rodrigues, L.; et al. (2019) CC2

Urbanisation has been associated with temporal and geographical differences in asthma prevalence in low-income and middle-income countries (lMics). however, little is known of the mechanisms by which urbanisation and asthma are associated, perhaps explained by the methodological approaches used to a... more

Burden of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and access to essential medicines in low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (2015) CC2

Demographic and epidemiological transitions are changing the age structure of the population and the most common diseases. Non-communicable respiratory diseases are an increasing problem at both ends of the age range in low-income and middle-income countries. In children, who represent a large propo... 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

Mpox Molecular Diagnostic Tests(RT-PCR)

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024) CC

On 13 August 2024, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). This was followed the next day by the World Health Organization (WHO), which extended the alert internationally as a public ... more

Mpox Outbreak Toolbox, Updated: January 2023

World Health Organization WHO; Health Cluster (2024) CC

i. A person who is a contact of a probable or confirmed mpox case in the 21 days before the onset of signs or symptoms, and who presents with any of the following: acute onset of fever (>38.5°C), headache, myalgia (muscle pain/body aches), back pain, profound weakness or fatigue. OR ii. A per... more

Asthma education for Medical Professionals and the Public

National Asthma Education Programme (2024) CC2

Asthma is a chronic lung disease, a respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs. It causes difficulty in breathing, and includes symptoms such as coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. Asthma affects people in varying degrees. For some, the symptoms are minor; for others,... more

European Respiratory Society - every breath counts; ERS

European Respiratory Society (2024) CC2

ERS is made up of over 35,000 respiratory clinicians, scientists and allied healthcare professionals, spanning more than 160 countries worldwide. Members are central to the Society and actively participate in setting the agenda across all ERS activities. Members have access to and enjoy a comprehens... more