Asthma
From the Journals
Childhood asthma linked to high LV mass later
A history of childhood asthma correlates with high left ventricular mass, a prominent indicator of cardiac damage, in asymptomatic healthy young...
Pediatric News Turns 50
Fifty-year retrospective by Dr. William G. Wilkoff
Dr. William G. Wilkoff reminisces about his 50 years in medical school, residency, and practice.
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GI disorders more prevalent in children with poorly controlled asthma
SAN FRANCISCO - Poorly controlled asthma, functional gastrointestinal disorders, and anxiety tend to travel together.
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Asthma step-up therapy in children improves outcomes
Strategies that step up pharmacotherapy, as opposed to working on medication adherence alone, may be beneficial for some patients.
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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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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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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...
Letters from Maine
Dropping the A-bomb
Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses diseases children might grow out of and labels.
From the Journals
NIAID panel: Introduce peanut foods early to cut allergy risk
New NIAID guidelines recommend introducing peanut foods early to children at various levels of risk for peanut allergy.