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Nurse-Initiated Steroids Improve Pediatric Asthma Care
Doctors Lounge Nurse initiation of oral corticosteroids before physician assessment of pediatric patients with asthma improves quality and efficiency of care provided in the pediatric emergency department, according to a study published online March 19 in Pediatrics. |
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Neonatal Size Associated With Asthma Development
Doctors Lounge Larger neonates born at term to mothers with a history of asthma are more likely to develop asthma by age 7, but are not more likely to have allergic sensitization or atopic dermatitis, according to research published online March 2 in Allergy. |
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AAAAI: Corticosteroid Response in Asthma Impacted by BMI
Doctors Lounge For children with asthma, an increased body mass index is associated with a decreased response to corticosteroids and increased daily requirements for inhaled corticosteroids, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy … |
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AAAAI: Prevalence of Asthma, Hay Fever Lower Among Amish
Doctors Lounge The prevalence of asthma, hay fever, and allergic sensitization is significantly lower among the Amish population than among Swiss children, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, … Farm Living Linked to Low Asthma Prevalence Amish children exhibited lower incidence of asthma, allergic sensitization |
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Children With Asthma at Higher Risk for Shingles: Study
Doctors Lounge MONDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) — Children with asthma have a higher risk for developing shingles — a painful skin rash — following infection with the herpes zoster virus, new research reveals. The authors noted that 1 million Americans are … |
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Obesity Linked to Asthma in Children
Doctors Lounge 29 (HealthDay News) — Children and teens who are overweight or obese are more likely to have asthma than their healthy-weight peers, a new study finds. The strength of the association between asthma and obesity varied by race and ethnicity. |
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Poor Asthma Control Prevalent in the United States
Doctors Lounge Many patients with asthma who do not use controller medications have persistent disease, and among those patients who do use controller medications, few have well-controlled disease, according to a study published in the March issue of the Annals of … Survey: 49% of asthma patients are not using controllers |
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Heavy Soda Drinking Tied to Asthma, COPD
Doctors Lounge Heavy consumption of soft drinks is linked to an increased risk of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a study published in the February issue of Respirology. FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — Heavy consumption of soft … Study: Drinking Soft Drinks Could Increase Risk Of Asthma, Lung Disease Soft drinks 'connected to asthma' Drinking too many soft drinks causes asthma and COPD |
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Fetal Growth Not Linked to Childhood Asthma
Doctors Lounge Fetal growth restriction or acceleration is not associated with asthma symptoms in childhood, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) — Fetal … Rapid infant growth linked to asthma |
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Mild-to-Moderate Asthma Frequently Non-Eosinophilic
Doctors Lounge Approximately half of all patients with mild-to-moderate asthma are persistently non-eosinophilic, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. MONDAY, Jan. |
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