Asthma
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Children’s asthma risk reduced with prenatal vitamin D supplementation
Maternal vitamin D supplementation may reduce children’s risk of asthma or allergies.
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A stepwise approach to pediatric asthma
Two guidelines and several recent studies are available to guide your care. This review—with handy figure—puts it all at your fingertips.
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Dulera inhaler linked to adrenocorticotropic suppression in small case series
ORLANDO – Why are some children with asthma short for their age? Maybe it’s their inhaler.
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Many patients’ severe asthma remains uncontrolled
ATLANTA – More than one-third of patients with severe asthma have disease that remains uncontrolled a year after they come in for treatment.
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Omalizumab may help chronic rhinosinusitis symptoms
An asthma drug helped patients with severe and recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis.
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A history of asthma exacerbations predicts future exacerbations
Flag patients at high risk of asthma exacerbations.
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Survey eyes trends in care of severe pediatric asthma
Interspecialty differences in the management of pediatric severe acute asthma patients persist.
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Failed ear tubes and antibiotics? Think eosinophilic otitis media
Treating adults with severe, chronic ear pain? Consider a recently described disease entity called eosinophilic otitis media.
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Parental perception of asthma may predict future acute visits
For low-income and minority children with asthma, parents’ perception of a child’s asthma control may be an important predictor of future acute...
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Gender impacts risk of atopic diseases
ATLANTA – Obese females who live in urban settings are significantly more likely to develop atopic diseases, compared with their male counterparts...
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Uptick found in severe allergy shot reactions
ATLANTA – There has been an uptick in reports of severe grade 4 reactions to subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy for reasons that are not yet...