Pulmonology
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Trivalent flu vaccine effective before age 2 years
Major finding: Vaccine efficacy was 64.7% overall in children under age 5 years, 85.8% among children younger than 2 years, and more than 81%...
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FDA approves Ragwitek, third sublingual allergy med in a month
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FDA approves Grastek, second oral allergy therapy
Commentary
Evidence-Based Apps: Texting reminders improved pediatric asthma control
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New data question oseltamivir’s influenza efficacy, safety
Key clinical point: The benefit of oseltamivir may not outweigh the risks for influenza prophylaxis or for treatment. While zanamivir reduced the...
Conference Coverage
Minority correctly use EpiPen or metered dose inhaler
Major finding: Twelve percent of patients showed they could use an EpiPen correctly, and 7% knew how to use a metered dose inhaler and spacer.Data...
News
E-cigarettes trigger sharp rise in poison control center calls
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FDA approves Oralair, first grass-pollen allergy pill
Conference Coverage
Asthma medication nonadherence mainly unintentional
Major finding: Adults and children were more likely to report unintentional than intentional nonadherence to asthma therapy. Data source:...
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Smoking bans see 10% declines in preterm births, asthma flares in children
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Practice-based asthma navigators trim asthma symptoms, HC utilization
Major finding: After 12 months in the asthma navigator program, children had fewer unscheduled visits to the doctor (2.5 vs. 0.5; P less than .05...