Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are the most effective anti-inflammatory agents available for
the treatment of asthma and represent the mainstay of therapy for most patients with the …

The Asthma Committee of the Canadian Thoracic Society invited a group of Canadian physicians
with a particular interest in asthma to meet in Montebello, Quebec, March 9-12, 1995 to …

Infants are at increased risk of developing asthma after acute bronchiolitis. We assessed the
hypothesis that cytokine production is related to the development of asthma after …

Background: Although guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma have been
published over the last 15 years, there has been little focus on issues relating to asthma in …

Pharyngeal flaps are often used to correct velopharyngeal insufficiency. They produce a
permanent partial obstruction of the velopharyngeal space. Respiratory obstruction and …

Background Because obesity promotes inflammation and imposes mechanical constraints
to the airways, a high birth weight may be a risk factor for asthma in childhood. However, to …

Over the last 30 to 40 years, improvements in technology, as well as changing clinical
practice regarding the appropriateness of long-term ventilation in patients with “non-curable” …

Objective: To determine whether abnormalities of cellular immunity are present and linked
to early wheezing after bronchiolitis. Methods: We prospectively studied 26 infants …

Background Antibiotics are frequently used to treat wheezing children. Macrolides may be
effective in treating bronchiolitis and asthma. Method We completed a prospective, double-…

Objective: To compare the efficacy and adverse effects of inhaled fluticasone propionate (FP),
400 μg/d, with those of budesonide (BUD), 800 μg/d, in children with moderate to severe …