Asthma
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Biologics inch ahead in asthma treatment
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Dexamethasone improves outcomes for infants with bronchiolitis, atopy history
Major finding: Infants with bronchiolitis who had a family history of atopy who received dexamethasone added to salbutamol were discharged...
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Intermittent positive-pressure ventilation similar to continuous positive airway pressure in preventing lung injury in preemies
Major finding: Of the 497 infants assigned to nasal IPPV, 38.4% reached the primary outcome of death before 36 weeks of postmenstrual age or...
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Spot checks suffice for monitoring pediatric bronchiolitis
Major finding: The average length of stay was 1.9 days with intermittent monitoring and 2.0 days with continuous monitoring (P = .98).Data source...
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Chest x-rays for asthma doubled in 15 years
Major finding: The use of x-rays for children evaluated for asthma in the ED increased by 2.4 fold between 1995 and 2009, a trend that could not...
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CDC urges doctors to help patients quit smoking
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Early adenotonsillectomy beneficial for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Major finding: Children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome who underwent adenotonsillectomy did not show greater improvements in attention or...
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Dupilumab cuts moderate, severe asthma exacerbations
Major Finding: Dupilumab was associated with an 87% reduction in asthma exacerbation; three patients receiving dupilumab (6%) had an exacerbation...
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Guidelines: SABAs, not LABAs, for exercise-induced bronchoconstriction
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Data underscore environment's role in allergic disease
Major finding: After 10 years or more of United States residence, children born outside of the United States had significantly higher odds of...