Asthma
Conference Coverage
Children’s asthma risk reduced with prenatal vitamin D supplementation
Maternal vitamin D supplementation may reduce children’s risk of asthma or allergies.
Conference Coverage
Dulera inhaler linked to adrenocorticotropic suppression in small case series
ORLANDO – Why are some children with asthma short for their age? Maybe it’s their inhaler.
Conference Coverage
Parental perception of asthma may predict future acute visits
For low-income and minority children with asthma, parents’ perception of a child’s asthma control may be an important predictor of future acute...
Conference Coverage
Gender impacts risk of atopic diseases
ATLANTA – Obese females who live in urban settings are significantly more likely to develop atopic diseases, compared with their male counterparts...
Conference Coverage
Uptick found in severe allergy shot reactions
ATLANTA – There has been an uptick in reports of severe grade 4 reactions to subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy for reasons that are not yet...
Letters from Maine
Dropping the A-bomb
Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses diseases children might grow out of and labels.
From the Journals
NIAID panel: Introduce peanut foods early to cut allergy risk
New NIAID guidelines recommend introducing peanut foods early to children at various levels of risk for peanut allergy.
From the Journals
Racial disparities not seen in child asthma hospitalizations
Black and white children with asthma and on Medicaid appear to be hospitalized for asthma at comparable rates, a retrospective study of more than...
From the Journals
Partnerships with pediatric tertiary care centers improve community ED asthma treatment
Partnerships between community emergency departments and pediatric tertiary care centers improve care of pediatric asthma.
News
Children having an anaphylactic attack at school may not get proper treatment
Children experiencing an anaphylactic event at school may frequently encounter staff members who are not permitted to administer potentially life-...
News
New-onset pediatric AD phenotype differs from adult AD
The skin phenotype of new-onset pediatric atopic dermatitis differs substantially from that in adult AD, which has important therapeutic...