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Primary Care Offices Unprepared for Allergen Therapy Emergencies
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Asthma Guidelines Are Not Always Followed
Major Finding: Forty-six percent of pediatricians responded that they "always" follow the NAEPP EPR 3 guidelines.
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Schools Tackle Socioeconomic Gap in Asthma Control
Major Finding: Children assigned to a school-based asthma education program had significant improvements compared with controls in activity-...
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Farm Living Linked to Low Asthma Prevalence
Major Finding: Only 5.2% of a sample of Amish children had ever received a diagnosis of asthma, and only 0.6% had ever been diagnosed with hay...
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58-Plus Chromosomes Bode Well in Childhood B-ALL
Major Finding: Children with B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia who had a modal number of chromosomes (MNC) ranging from 58-66 had a 6-year...
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IGF-I Doesn't Predict Late Complications in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Major Finding: Among childhood cancer survivors who had low IGF-I levels and received growth hormone stimulation, IGF-I z scores did not did not...
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NAFLD in Adolescence Predictable in Young Children
Major Finding: Thirteen percent of children developed NAFLD by age 17 years.
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NAFLD Common in Teenage Girls with PCOS
Major Finding: A total of 43% of teenage girls with polycystic ovary syndrome have concomitant nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Data Source: The...
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Most Febrile Seizures Don't Lead to Epilepsy
Major Finding: Children with febrile seizures were almost 10 times more likely to develop epilepsy than were their peers, yet their standardized...
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Lasers Have Role in Pediatric Care, Expert Says
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Return ED Visits by Sickle Cell Patients Common
Major Finding: More than 40% of patients with sickle cell disease return for acute care following an ED treat-and-release visit.Data Source: A...