Background: The assessment of asthma control is pivotal to the evaluation of treatment
response in individuals and in clinical trials. Previously, asthma control, severity, and …

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two prevalent chronic airway
diseases that have a high personal and social impact. They likely represent a continuum of …

Vitamin D 3 is believed to reduce the risk of colon cancer, and serum levels inversely correlate
with colorectal cancer incidence. The active metabolite, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 , has …

Rationale: Current asthma guidelines recommend adjusting antiinflammatory treatment on
the basis of the results of lung function tests and symptom assessment, neither of which are …

… Neither Mike Thomas nor any member of his close family has any shares in pharmaceutical
companies. In the last 3 years he has received fees for acting as a consultant form MSD, …

In this survey paper, we describe the state of the field of research on teaching mathematics
with technology with an emphasis on the secondary school phase. We synthesize themes, …

Background Clinical trials show that asthma can be controlled in the majority of patients, but
poorly controlled asthma still imposes a considerable burden. The level of asthma control …

Although not yet widely implemented, fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) has emerged
in recent years as a potentially useful biomarker for the assessment of airway inflammation …

The methodology for EPOS2012 has been the same as for the other two productions. Leaders
in the field were invited to critically appraise the literature and write a report on a subject …

Background Elevated sputum eosinophil counts predict asthma exacerbations and
responsiveness to inhaled corticosteroids but are impractical to measure in primary care. We …