Asthma
Applied Evidence
COPD and asthma: Diagnostic accuracy requires spirometry
Up to one-third of patients receiving a clinical diagnosis of COPD or asthma have been shown to lack evidence of disease in subsequent lung-...
Conference Coverage
Atopic dermatitis at 1 year links with persistent food allergies
SAN FRANCISCO – Infants with atopic dermatitis at 1 year old that persists showed an elevated prevalence of food...
From the Journals
Don’t discount sleep disturbance for children with atopic dermatitis
Longitudinal data from more than 13,000 children show that those with atopic dermatitis suffer significantly impaired sleep quality.
Conference Coverage
Age 1 food allergies often disappear by age 6
SAN FRANCISCO – Peanut or egg allergies diagnosed in 1-year-olds often were gone by the time the child turned 6.
Conference Coverage
Dupilumab relieves severe sinusitis with polyposis
SAN FRANCISCO – Pivotal trial results showed dupilumab met its primary endpoints for treating chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.
Conference Coverage
Severe, uncontrolled asthma patients must avoid subcutaneous immunotherapy
SAN FRANCISCO – The rare times when subcutaneous immunotherapy has been fatal, severe, uncontrolled asthma was often involved.
Conference Coverage
Asthma, obesity, and the risk for severe sleep apnea in children
CORONADO, CALIF. – The findings could pave the way for studies of asthma pharmacotherapy as a way to treat OSA in...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves generic Advair Diskus
The approval hopefully will increase access for patients with asthma and COPD, according to the FDA.
Commentary
Another look at overdiagnosis/remission of asthma
Conference Coverage
Asthma patients with sinusitis, polyps fare poorly after sinus surgery
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From the Journals
In pediatric asthma, jet nebulizers beat breath enhanced
New style nebulizers may be work better for adults than for children.