Background Monitoring sputum eosinophils in asthma predicts exacerbations and improves
management of asthma. Thus far, blood eosinophils and FE NO show contradictory results …

To cite this article: van de Pol MA, Lutter R, Smids BS, Weersink EJM, van der Zee JS.
Synbiotics reduce allergen‐induced T‐helper 2 response and improve peak expiratory flow in …

Rationale Adult‐onset asthma differs from childhood‐onset asthma in many respects. It is
more heterogeneous, often severe and frequently associated with loss of lung function. To …

Rationale: Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a bronchoscopic treatment for severe asthma
targeting airway smooth muscle (ASM). Observational studies have shown ASM mass reduction …

Historically, palliative care has been developed for cancer patients and is not yet generally
available for patients suffering from chronic life-limiting illnesses, such as chronic obstructive …

Background It is unclear whether asthma and asthma medications increase or decrease the
risk of severe COVID-19, and this is particularly true for patients with severe asthma …

In rare cases, antieIL-4/13 for severe asthma can cause hypereosinophilia, with sudden
deterioration of asthma, eosinophilic tissue infiltration, and eosinophilic granulomatosis with …

Currently available European Alpine Altitude Climate Treatment (AACT) programs combine
the physical characteristics of altitude with the avoidance of environmental triggers in the …

Little is known about the characteristics and treatments of patients with severe asthma
across Europe, but both are likely to vary. This is the first study in the European Respiratory …

Since there is still a dearth of information about the end stage of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), the main aim of this study was to examine the development of health-…