In most developed countries ∼25% of adults with asthma are current cigarette smokers.
Asthma and active cigarette smoking interact to cause more severe symptoms, accelerated …

Cigarette smoking and asthma interact to induce important adverse effects on clinical,
prognostic and therapeutic outcomes. This review examines recent evidence on the harmful …

The Second Edition of Asthma and COPD: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management
continues to provide a unique and authoritative comparison of asthma and COPD. Written and …

Background: Although inhaled corticosteroids have an established role in the treatment of
asthma, studies have tended to concentrate on non-smokers and little is known about the …

Rationale: Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a bronchoscopic procedure in which controlled
thermal energy is applied to the airway wall to decrease smooth muscle. Objectives: To …

The study was designed to assess the effect of cigarette smoking on the therapeutic response
to oral corticosteroids in chronic stable asthma. We performed a randomized, placebo-…

Background Bronchial thermoplasty is a bronchoscopic procedure to reduce the mass of
airway smooth muscle and attenuate bronchoconstriction. We examined the effect of bronchial …

Rationale: Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is designed to reduce airway smooth muscle and
improve asthma control. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the safety and …

… Thomson BA a , Stuart A. Little MB, ChB: a , Charles McSharry PhD b , Neil C. Thomson
MD … Thomson and Dr. Little were funded by grants from the Scottish Home and Health …

Rationale: No currently available treatment is reported to reduce the exaggerated airway
wall inflammation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Objectives: We tested the …