Asthma
Conference Coverage
Stock inhalers at school effectively meet students’ rescue medication needs
DALLAS – Nearly all public schools in a single county participated in the program, which enabled most students to return class after using the...
Conference Coverage
Pediatric lung disease plus nighttime screen time impact sleep quality
DALLAS – Children with cystic fibrosis or asthma report sleep interruptions 1 or 2 nights a week caused by their symptoms.
Conference Coverage
Noninfected children of HIV-positive mothers have high rates of obesity
NEW ORLEANS – Obesity and reactive airway disease are more prevalent in noninfected children of HIV-positive mothers.
Conference Coverage
Epicutaneous milk immunotherapy can resolve pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis
SAN FRANCISCO – Open-label results show epicutaneous milk immunotherapy safely resolved nearly half the cases of...
Conference Coverage
Atopic dermatitis at 1 year links with persistent food allergies
SAN FRANCISCO – Infants with atopic dermatitis at 1 year old that persists showed an elevated prevalence of food...
From the Journals
Don’t discount sleep disturbance for children with atopic dermatitis
Longitudinal data from more than 13,000 children show that those with atopic dermatitis suffer significantly impaired sleep quality.
Conference Coverage
Age 1 food allergies often disappear by age 6
SAN FRANCISCO – Peanut or egg allergies diagnosed in 1-year-olds often were gone by the time the child turned 6.
Conference Coverage
Severe, uncontrolled asthma patients must avoid subcutaneous immunotherapy
SAN FRANCISCO – The rare times when subcutaneous immunotherapy has been fatal, severe, uncontrolled asthma was often involved.
Conference Coverage
Asthma, obesity, and the risk for severe sleep apnea in children
CORONADO, CALIF. – The findings could pave the way for studies of asthma pharmacotherapy as a way to treat OSA in...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves generic Advair Diskus
The approval hopefully will increase access for patients with asthma and COPD, according to the FDA.
From the Journals
In pediatric asthma, jet nebulizers beat breath enhanced
New style nebulizers may be work better for adults than for children.