Cell types responsible for the major pathology in asthma: 1. Epithelial cells – initiate airway inflammation mucus, and 2. Smooth muscle cells – contract excessively to cause airway narrowing. The clinical manifestations of asthma are caused by obstruction of the…
Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease
What is aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is a clinical tetrad of nasal polyps, chronic hypertrophic eosinophilic sinusitis, asthma and sensitivity to any medication that inhibits cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) enzymes, namely aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)…
Genetic Basis of Asthma
Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease in developed nations and its prevalence has increased in the world over the last 25 years. It is a complex disease with both genetic and environmental risk factors. Asthma is caused by…
Learn About Biomarkers in Asthma and Why they Matter
Asthma is a heterogenous disease characterized by multiple phenotypes driven by different mechanisms. The implementation of precision medicine in the management of asthma requires the identification of phenotype-specific markers measurable in biological fluids. To become useful, these biomarkers need to…
Asthma’s Inner World – a patients journey of discovery
By Alan Gray World Asthma Foundation (WAF) is supporting care of Asthma and asthmatics around the world through a new Severe Asthma Series focused on “Defeating Asthma” with the aim of shining a spotlight on a deeper understanding and getting…
Perfumes, Magazines and Severe Asthma
Perfumes Strips and Scents in Magazines “Negatively Affect Asthmatics and adverse respiratory reactions to perfumes says study. In honor of #AsthmaAwarenessWeek and #WorldAsthmaDay can we stop doing this? Note from the World Asthma Foundation. This study dates back to 1994.…
Defeating Asthma Series Announced for World Asthma Day, May 5, 2020
World Asthma Foundation is supporting care of Asthma and asthmatics around the world through a new series focused on Defeating Asthma with the aim of shining a spotlight on getting to a cure The World Asthma Foundation (WAF) exists…
World Asthma Foundation: Seeking Solutions
Chances Are You know Someone with Asthma Tinka Davi, executive director It’s a condition that varies from person to person and it’s a serious health problem. People who have the disease and their families want information on care and treatment,…
Asthma and COPD Overlap Syndrome
UC Davis pulmonary specialists and WAF Board Members Samuel Louie and Amir Zeki have named asthma-COPD overlap syndrome, or ACOS.
The physicians recognized the high incidence of the condition — defined by the increased number and intensity of symptoms — after evaluating UC Davis patients with obstructive lung diseases and finding that ACOS was present in about a quarter of patients with severe asthma. They also observed that, on average, 1 in 5 patients with obstructive lung diseases have ACOS.
Severe Asthma News
Severe Asthma News Announced at American Thoracic Society Conference If you suffer from severe Asthma you’re not alone. As you’ve been following the World Asthma Foundation, (WAF) then you’re aware that we’ve declared war on Asthma here at the #ATS2013…