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Asthma remission common among boys
Healio The study included 248 children aged 7 to 8 years in northern Sweden identified as having asthma. Participants were re-evaluated annually until aged 19 years (205 remained). Lung function, bronchial challenge testing and skin prick tests were performed … Breathing Easier While Growing Up |
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X-ray use in ED increased for asthmatic children
Healio “Despite no changes in guidelines to support routine use, there is a significant upward trend in the use of radiographs for children with emergency department visits for asthma,” Jane F. Knapp, MD, of Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas … |
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Radiograph use in ED increased for asthmatic children
Healio “Despite no changes in guidelines to support routine use, there is a significant upward trend in the use of radiographs for children with emergency department visits for asthma,” Jane F. Knapp, MD, of Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas … |
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Gene risk assessment could predict asthma duration in children
Healio Genetic risk assessments could help predict which children with asthma are more likely to outgrow the condition and those of which will continue having symptoms as they grow older, according to recent study findings published in The Lancet Respiratory … |
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Allergen-specific immunotherapy appears beneficial for childhood asthma
Healio Allergen-specific immunotherapy is the only known curative treatment for atopic asthma, usually leading to a decrease in asthma symptoms and medicine score, researchers wrote. Other treatment methods such as probiotics, anti-immunoglobulin E and … |
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Asthmatic mother and patient genotype influenced risk for asthma into adulthood
Healio MicroRNA regulation of soluble HLA-G in the airway is influenced by the patient's mother's asthma in addition to genotype, results from a recent study in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology suggest. “The prenatal environment is influential … |
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Vitamin D deficiency may heighten risk for allergy, asthma in obese children
Healio SAN FRANCISCO — The risk for asthma and allergy in obese children may be higher due to vitamin D deficiency, according to study results presented at ENDO 2013. “Vitamin D is activated by immune cells and has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy … |
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Two-tiered methacholine challenge test proposed for asthma diagnosis
Healio The administration of a two-tiered methacholine challenge test is an accurate, time-saving method that also avoids decreased forced expiratory volume in 1 second, according to results from a retrospective study. According to the literature, the … |
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Early, rapid growth in BMI increased risk for asthma
Healio Rapid growth in BMI during the first 2 years of life increased the risk for asthma in children aged up to 6 years, according to researchers in Europe. “Despite several prospective studies and reviews, there is an ongoing debate on how BMI or obesity … |
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Health care access worse for young adults with asthma
Healio Chua and colleagues reported that insurance coverage was a strong predictor of using primary care for the young adults, and those in this age group was less likely than adolescents to have a primary health care provider or fill prescriptions for asthma … |
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