Top Asthma Articles for October 2014

Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles about asthma published recently:

What is the best spacer? AeroChamber, toilet paper roll (?!), paper towel roll, rolled paper, plastic bottle spacer, bottle-holding chamber, nebulizer reservoir tubing? Paper towel roll was the best in this study: http://buff.ly/1jtRHCp

Infant wheeze: Among children with 3-4 risk factors, 38% had asthma at school age http://buff.ly/1eHUs2q

Study: job strain is probably not an important risk factor for severe asthma exacerbations http://buff.ly/1eHVafV

Severe refractory asthma: 2013 update in ERS (free full text) http://buff.ly/1hDrhCi

Yoga for asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis http://buff.ly/1mcHr60 - Yoga was not helpful as asthma therapy.

Free but basic app: Spirometry Android medical app review http://buff.ly/1f26fhE

Refractory asthma: mechanisms, targets, and therapy - 2014 free full text review in EAACI journal Allergy http://buff.ly/1rDvXcr

Neutrophils from allergic asthmatic patients release metalloproteinase-9 upon direct exposure to allergens http://buff.ly/1rDwhrA

Weight reduction in obese patients with asthma improves outcomes by mechanisms not related to airway inflammation http://buff.ly/1kpBuzh

Outdoor air pollution and asthma: In-vehicle exposure during commuting with open windows can be very high. http://buff.ly/1fD7DYh

Air pollution decreases children's lung function by 1-3% (FEV1) http://buff.ly/1k1L3Id

Smoke-free legislation is associated with substantial reductions in preterm births and admissions for asthma http://buff.ly/1i3D6lp

Almost half of all children have at least one episode of wheeze before 6 years of age. Daily inhaled corticosteroids are associated with a small but statistically significant effect on growth http://buff.ly/1ncOxrP

Asthma Impact on the Nation - CDC Infographic http://buff.ly/1j9Xn9D

New test determines Free IgE Levels in Serum from Patients Treated with Omalizumab http://buff.ly/1olLYGH

The articles were selected from Twitter @Allergy and RSS subscriptions. Some of the top allergy accounts on Twitter contributed links. I appreciate the curation provided by @Aller_MD @IgECPD @DrAnneEllis @mrathkopf.

Please feel free to send suggestions for articles to AllergyGoAway AT gmail DOT com and you will receive an acknowledgement in the next edition of this publication.