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Food Allergies Up 33% in U.S. Kids
Major Finding: During 2007-2008, 4.8% of surveyed U.S.
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Pill May Be an Alternative to Injections for Ragweed Immunotherapy
Major Finding: Daily oral treatment with the highest-dosage ragweed pollen pill produced a 24%-27% cut in total combined symptom scores, relative...
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Term 'Hemangioma' Used Incorrectly in 71% of Cases
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Nonrespiratory Symptoms Precede Loss of Asthma Control
Major Finding: The odds of a child having unusual nonrespiratory signs or symptoms were significant at 3 days, 2 days, and 1 day prior to an...
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Steroid Exposure Risk High in 'Allergic Triad'
Major Finding: Treatment with corticosteroids for both conditions was found in 55% of children with asthma and allergic rhinitis, 59% of those...
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Can Allergy Shots Cut Asthma Risk?
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Soluble CD14 in Cord Blood Predicts Wheeze, Cough at 1 Year
Major Finding: In a comparison of high vs. low soluble CD14 in cord blood, the adjusted odds ratio for wheeze at 1 year with high levels was 7.74...
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Food Allergic Infants More Likely to Have Vitamin D Insufficiency
Major Finding: Vitamin D–insufficient infants were 3.8-fold more likely to have a food allergy than controls.Data Source: Findings were from an...
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Antibiotics Lead Outpatient Cutaneous Adverse Drug Events
Major Finding: Antibiotics caused the most cutaneous adverse drug events (23%), followed by cardiovascular agents (7%) and agents primarily...
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Multispecialty Team a Lifeline in Severe Asthma
Major Finding: Of 14 children who died from asthma at a children's hospital over a 10-year period, 11 (79%) never received follow-up care in the...