COPD is a progressive disease where airway inflammation plays an important part. Previously, there were large expectations that regular anti-inflammatory treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) ...

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health crisis and is particularly relevant to people living ...

Asthma exacerbations are common. They account for a significant morbidity and contribute a disproportionate amount to the cost of asthma management. The optimal strategies for the prevention of asthma ...

Background: Considerable research has been conducted into the nature of airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but the relationship between proximal airways inflammation ...

To determine whether asthma alone can cause irreversible airflow obstruction 42 men and 47 women with chronic asthma (mean duration 22 (SD 13) years) without evidence of other disease likely to cause ...

Methods Pre-clinical work captured clinically relevant extremes of respiratory parameters using a pediatric mannequin and mechanical ventilation. Biosensor data was compared to ventilator-measured ...

This document is the result of a joint initiative by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) to produce detailed ...

Background: Oxidative stress is thought to have a major role in the pathogenesis of airway obstruction. A study was undertaken to determine whether subjects with low levels of antioxidants (serum ...

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic has been particularly difficult for people living with chronic respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is associated with ...

There is a need to re-evaluate the concept of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as separate conditions, and to consider situations when they may coexist, or when one condition ...

Objective Long-term azithromycin treatment effectively prevents acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Abstract These guidelines have been replaced by British Guideline on the Management of Asthma. A national clinical guideline. Superseded By 2012 Revision Of 2008 Guideline: British Guideline on the ...