Background The aetiology of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) is incompletely understood. Understanding the relationship between chronic bacterial airway infection and viral exposure may explain ...

The Nose Knows: Nasal Swab Detects Asthma Type in Kids Jan. 2, 2025 — A new, non-invasive nasal swab test for kids that diagnoses specific asthma subtype, or endotype, could help clinicians ...

1 Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Clinical Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK Background: A multicentre study was carried ...

Hypercalcaemia was categorised as either transient (1 day) or sustained (≥2 consecutive days). Retrospective analysis of all cases of sustained severe hypercalcaemia was performed to identify the ...

Preterm, especially earlier gestational ages, mortality was most commonly caused by extreme prematurity and complications of premature birth. With increasing gestational age, the genetic aetiology of ...

Introduction: The relationship of asthma with humidity and precipitation remains controversial. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of increased humidity and precipitation ...

Some scientists believe that asthma and vitamin deficiencies are linked. It is thought that certain vitamins—most specifically vitamin D, vitamin C, and vitamin E—play a role in not only the ...

These guidelines have been replaced by British Guideline on the Management of Asthma.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 Superseded By 2012 Revision Of 2008 Guideline: British Guideline on the Management ...

Asthma can cause excess mucus buildup in the lungs, leading to chest congestion. It usually worsens when you have a respiratory infection or when your allergies are acting up. However, you can also ...

It can be difficult to tell asthma and COPD apart because both may include coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Asthma is a risk factor for COPD and your chances of having both increase as ...

No other variable measured was significantly associated with the aetiology of keratoconus. In this study we attempted to study the ... history of involvement of skin creases, a personal history of ...