The phrase "asthma illness" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It can be used when referring to asthma as a medical condition, but it is more typical to simply say "asthma."
Example: "The patient has been struggling with asthma illness for several years, requiring regular medication."
Alternatives: "asthma condition" or "asthma disease."
The mean patients' age was 42.3 ±16.7 years, and the mean duration of asthma illness was 155.90 ± 127.13 weeks.
A follow-up survey of the children is under way and includes questions to characterize the asthma illness, but those data are not yet available.
By repeating the parental questionnaire for inclusion in the case control study, our wheeze cases were defined by the presence of persistent wheeze, perhaps a more specific marker for asthma illness.
Previous studies have shown that exposure to SHS could result in a stronger risk of incident wheezing or asthma illness among younger children as compared to older children [ 4, 5], and billions more as to the annual loss of life [ 6].
Here we refer to the U.S. and British guidelines for the treatment of moderate asthma illnesses (British Thoracic Society 2008; NHLBI 2007), potentially requiring an ED visit.
Even so, Rodrigo et al. (2004) relied on a British study (Hoskins et al. 2000) that estimated that indirect costs (lost productivities) accounted for only 10% of the costs of asthma illnesses.
The presence of these pollutants increases rates of asthma, respiratory illness and cardiovascular disease.
I suffer from asthma, an illness which puts me very near death.
Changes in health measures include asthma, respiratory illness, obesity and diabetes, and lead poisoning, among others.
State data show that these communities are exposed to much higher levels of air pollution and are already suffering with more cases of asthma, respiratory illness, and cancer, Witt says.
The presence of at least one of the above morbidities (diabetes, hypertension, asthma, mental illness) increased the likelihood of recording of smoking cessation advice for pregnant smokers by 49% (OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.39-1.60).
