Asthma
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Predictors of abnormal longitudinal patterns of lung-function growth and decline
Detection of an abnormal trajectory by means of early and ongoing serial FEV1 monitoring may help identify children and young adults at risk for...
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ED visits due to anaphylaxis doubled at Canadian children’s hospital
The percentage of emergency department (ED) visits due to anaphylaxis more than doubled from 2011 to 2015 at one Canadian children’s hospital.
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Paperwork snarls stand between kids and at-school asthma medications
Four out of five children with asthma didn’t have access to their medication at school because the proper paperwork was missing, according to a...
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Vitamin D supplementation cuts dust mite atopy
Key clinical point: Maternal treatment to achieve adequate vitamin D levels during late gestation followed by neonatal vitamin D supplementation...
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Tiotropium inhalation spray effective for asthma regardless of allergic status
No need to define whether a patient has allergic or nonallergic asthma before prescribing Spiriva Respimat.
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Sublingual immunotherapy for allergy-related asthma
Sublingual tablets containing house dust mite allergen immunotherapy extended the interval until a moderate or severe asthma exacerbation.
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Cochrane Review nixes specific allergen immunotherapy for atopic dermatitis
Specific allergen immunotherapy “cannot be recommended for atopic eczema at present.”
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Breastfeeding reduces infants’ respiratory symptoms early on
Breastfeeding during the first 27 weeks of life had a risk-specific effect on reducing respiratory symptoms in healthy term infants.
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Asthma treatment adherence better in children with more severe symptoms
Children with better adherence to asthma treatments tended to have more severe asthma symptoms in a Dutch study.
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Asthma, eczema in children unrelated to allergic sensitization
Atopy was not related to the development of eczema or asthma in children under age 13 years.