Asthma

Reports from University of Colorado describe recent advances in asthma

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, February 15th, 2010

According to recent research published in the journal Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, "Of review The worldwide pandemic of obesity is creating unique challenges for the diagnosis and treatment of asthma. A wealth of epidemiologic literature has established that whereas asthma can lead to obesity, obesity is a risk factor for asthma, but mechanisms are unclear."

"This review assesses the current understanding of the relationship between obesity and asthma. Recent findings Recent studies are developing a more sophisticated understanding of the possible inflammatory, immunologic, genetic, and mechanical mechanisms underlying the association between obesity...

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