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Baseline serum periostin levels and levels of serum free immunoglobulin E during treatment follow-up may be useful in assessing response to omalizumab treatment for asthma

Markers That Predict Omalizumab Response Identified

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Baseline periostin level, free IgE during treatment follow-up tied to asthma exacerbations
For patients with asthma

Yoga Tied to Small Improvements in QoL, Symptoms in Asthma

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Moderate-quality evidence for small improvements in quality of life and symptoms
Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and infancy may reduce aeroallergen sensitization in children

Vitamin D Supplementation Cuts Aeroallergen Sensitization

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Supplementation in pregnancy and infancy linked to reduced sensitization at 18 months
Sex hormones and systemic inflammation may be mediating the obese-asthma phenotype

Sex Hormones, Inflammation Affect Asthma in Obese Women

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Findings suggest these factors modulate asthma in obese reproductive-age women
Cinqair (reslizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat severe asthma among adults 18 and older.

FDA Approves Cinqair for Severe Asthma

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Lab-developed interleukin-5 antagonist monoclonal antibody helps reduce blood levels of eosinophils
As weight rises

CDC: Obesity Contributing to Hike in Asthma Rates Among Women

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Why obese people are more likely to have asthma is unclear
High levels of specific immunoglobulin E reactivity to recombinant Hevea brasiliensis can diagnose natural rubber latex allergy

Allergen Components ID Latex-Induced Occupational Asthma

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High levels of specific IgE against rHev b 5 plus 6.01/6.02 most efficient for predicting response
Asthma is associated with increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm and rupture

Active Asthma Ups Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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Risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture also increased
Patients with respiratory allergies

Allergies, Asthma, Eczema Tied to Lower Risk of Glioma

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Researchers found 30 percent lower odds for those with respiratory allergies and eczema
There's been speculation that a daily vitamin D supplement taken in pregnancy might lower the odds for asthma in children. However

Prenatal Vitamin D Supplements Don’t Reduce Asthma

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No evidence of beneficial effect on asthma, chronic wheezing in two studies