Recommendations developed for primary care asthma management in veterans, military members

In a synopsis of a clinical practice guideline issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense and published online Feb. 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, updated ...
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Divergent roles of serum CXCL9 as a biomarker in ILD and COPD: a comparative study

Background: The chemokine CXCL9, induced by interferon-γ (IFN-γ), is a hallmark of type 1 (T1) inflammation. Its role in chronic respiratory diseases remains unclear, with conflicting evidence ...
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A Conceptual Paper Applying the Precede-Proceed Model to Person-Centred COPD Care: A Timely Resource for Patients, Clinicians, Health Organisations and Healthcare Policymakers ()

1 School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. 2 Department of Nursing, Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, Ireland. 3 Department of Public Health, ...
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease reprograms the lung into an immune organ through trained immunity, cell death networks, and immune checkpoint dysregulation

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous inflammatory disorder characterized by persistent immune dysregulation and progressive structural deterioration of the ...
BMJ

Protocol for a systematic review assessing the role of digital health technology in optimising medication adherence in older patients with asthma or COPD

Introduction An estimated 262 million people lived with asthma globally in 2019. Similarly, in 2021, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was responsible for 3.5% million global deaths. They ...
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Spina, D. and Page, C.P. (2016) Xanthines and Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors. In: Page, C. and Barnes, P., Eds., Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Asthma and COPD Springer, 63-91.

ABSTRACT: The combined application of fermentation, phytobiotics, and endogenous probiotics offers a promising, sustainable alternative to conventional feed strategies, particularly for small-scale ...