Asthma
From the Journals
Community-based therapy improved asthma outcomes in African American teens
A home- and community-based, individualized behavioral treatment significantly improved outcomes in African American teens with poorly controlled...
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ED key to reducing pediatric asthma x-rays
ATLANTA – It takes more than a guideline to change behavior.
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Asthma medication ratio identifies high-risk pediatric patients
ATLANTA – A quality metric for asthma exacerbation could be lead to a helpful app.
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New guidance offered for managing poorly controlled asthma in children
A practical resource for starting or adjusting controller therapy in children with poorly-controlled asthma now is available.
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Pediatric asthma patients should be considered priority for flu vaccine
Identifying pathogens in ED may be key to reducing treatment failure.
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As-needed budesonide-formoterol prevented exacerbations in mild asthma
The regimen topped terbutaline and was noninferior to twice-daily budesonide.
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ADHD, asthma Rxs up
Use of antibiotics, antihistamines, and upper respiratory combination medications decreased, while use of medications for asthma, ADHD, and...
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ED visits higher among pediatric asthma patients with comorbid depression, anxiety
TORONTO – Children with asthma who were on Medicaid also had an independent risk for going to the ED.
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Allergy, eczema common after pediatric solid organ transplantation
Eczema was the most common allergy to develop following solid organ transplantation, followed by asthma, food allergy, rhinitis, and eosinophilic...
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Adjunct treatments assist with persistent asthma
Two meta-analyses support new therapeutic regimens for uncontrolled asthma.
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