Nationwide cross-sectional population-based study on the prevalences of asthma and asthma symptoms among Japanese adults.

Background: Asthma is a common respiratory disease worldwide. However, few reports are available on the prevalences of asthma and asthma symptoms among Asian subjects.

Methods: To determine the prevalences of asthma and asthma symptoms among Japanese subjects, we performed a nationwide cross-sectional, population-based study on Japanese adults aged 20-79 years.

Dietary supplementation with arachidonic acid but not eicosapentaenoic or docosahexaenoic acids alter lipids metabolism in C57BL/6J mice.

In order to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation rich in omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids, we set up an experiment of twenty four C57BL/6J male mice segregated into 3 groups: normal diet (ND), omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 PUFA,) and omega 6 (n-6 PUFA). At the end of the experiment that lasted for 1 month, food consumption of ND and n-3 PUFA were similar while it decreased in n-6 PUFA group. Total cholesterol, triglycerides, free fatty acids, and phospholipids profiles were increased in n-6 PUFA.

[Efficacy and safety of budesonide inhalation suspension nebulization by mesh nebulizer in Japanese infants and young children with bronchial asthma in 12-week, randomised, open study].

Objective: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of Budesonide Inhalation Suspension (BIS) nebulazation by mesh nebulizer in children ages 6 months to 4 years with moderate to severe persistent asthma.

Method: This 12-week, randomized, open study involved 30 asthmatic children. They were randomized 3 different nebulizer groups, Pari TurboBoy +LC Plus nebulizer, Pari eMotion and Omron MicroAir NE-22U.