Asthma Adults Science

Clinical characteristics, risk factors and outcome of critically ill immunocompromised patients with bloodstream infections and sepsis
24-09-2025CONCLUSION: BSIs are frequent in CII patients and linked to high mortality. Severity of illness and hyperlactatemia predict poor outcomes, while preexisting pulmonary disease may offer a survival benefit.

Perceived neighborhood safety, crime exposure, and chronic diseases among older Indians: The role of functional disabilities
24-09-2025We examined the associations between perceived neighborhood safety, crime exposure, and the prevalence of chronic conditions and multimorbidity among older adults in India. Moreover, we examined whether these associations varied by functional disabilities measured by difficulties in activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Data came from the World Health Organization's Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE), India Wave 2, conducted in 2015....

Mepolizumab reduced healthcare resource utilization and improved work productivity in patients with severe asthma during the REALITI-A 2-year study
24-09-2025CONCLUSIONS: Mepolizumab treatment reduced HCRU while improving activity and productivity in patients with severe asthma over 2 years. These data provide further evidence of real-world benefits of mepolizumab and may help inform healthcare system resource allocation.

Exploring thunderstorm asthma in South Australia
24-09-2025Thunderstorm asthma is an incompletely understood phenomenon with significant public health implications. Thunderstorm asthma has not previously been documented or scientifically investigated in South Australia. This study explored the association between severe thunderstorm activity and markers of asthma morbidity across six regions in South Australia over the period 2003 to 2017. The morbidity outcomes examined were ambulance callouts, emergency department presentations and hospital admissions...

The use of grape polyphenols in combination with magnetic therapy in patients with bronchial asthma who have suffered a new coronavirus infection
24-09-2025CONCLUSIONS: The use of grape polyphenol concentrates in combination with MT helps to reduce the level of C-reactive protein and increase the activity of components of LPS-binding systems in humans during the recovery period after COVID-19. However, sanatorium treatment can contribute to stress and changes in intestinal permeability, which requires additional research to understand its effect on the enterohematic barrier and protection against excessive translocation of bacterial components from...