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No improvement of poorly controlled child asthma symptoms with addition of …
Pediatric SuperSite Adding the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole failed to improve symptoms of poorly controlled asthma in children without gastroesophageal reflux and may actually increase adverse events, according to study results published online. |
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Prenatal asthma medication possibly linked to some birth defects
Pediatric SuperSite Asthma medication during pregnancy may contribute to some birth defects, but the defects may result from the mother's asthma severity and related hypoxia rather than medication. However, further data are needed, according to study results published … |
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Proton-pump inhibitors overused for non-GERD pediatric asthma
Clinical Advisor HealthDay News — For children with poorly controlled asthma who do not have overt gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), treatment with the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) lansoprazole is not associated with improved asthma control, study results … |
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Pediatric Pulmonologist Recommends Children with Asthma Avoid Acetaminophen
news Stories While he concedes that there is not “100% certainty that acetaminophen makes asthma worse,” he opts to recommend ibuprofen to children with asthma and tells the New York Times that “the burden of proof is now to show that [acetaminophen is] safe.” |
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More children using preventive asthma medication
Pediatric SuperSite Pediatric use of preventive asthma medications has risen in recent years, but disparities among asthma medication use continue, according to CDC researcher Brian K. Kit, MD, MPH, and colleagues, who published data on asthma medication use among … |
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Inhaled glucocorticoids during pregnancy and offspring pediatric diseases
Science Codex Inhaled glucocorticoids for the treatment of asthma during pregnancy are not associated with an increased risk of most diseases in offspring, but may be a risk factor for endocrine and metabolic disturbances, according to a new study. … |
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Inhaled glucocorticoids during pregnancy and offspring pediatric diseases
EurekAlert (press release) Inhaled glucocorticoids for the treatment of asthma during pregnancy are not associated with an increased risk of most diseases in offspring, but may be a risk factor for endocrine and metabolic disturbances, according to a new study. … |
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Boardman pediatric doctor: Don't give Tylenol drug to children with asthma
Youngstown Vindicator An Akron Children's Hospital pediatric physician's stance that children with asthma should not use medicines containing acetaminophen has drawn national attention. Common over-the-counter medicines containing acetaminophen include … |
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Managing pediatric asthma
Clinical Advisor Asthma, a chronic lung disease that affects more than seven million children under the age of 18, occurs when lung inflammation causes the airways to narrow, triggering symptoms including wheezing, breathlessness, tightening in the chest and coughing. … |
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Changes coming to allergy immunotherapy
Pediatric SuperSite According to data presented during the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual (ACAAI) Scientific Meeting in Boston, patients who received accelerated schedules of immunotherapy experienced the benefits quicker. … Cholesterol-lowering Drugs May Worsen Asthma Improved Allergy Shots Might Be on Horizon |
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