Pediatrics
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Texting reminders improved pediatric asthma control
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First guidelines for PH in sickle cell disease released
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Empiric monotherapy sufficient for gram-negative bacteremia
Major finding: The primary outcome measure, 10-day mortality, was 8.4% among children who received combination therapy and 7.1% among those who...
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FDA approves Oralair, first grass-pollen allergy pill
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Asthma medication nonadherence mainly unintentional
Major finding: Adults and children were more likely to report unintentional than intentional nonadherence to asthma therapy. Data source:...
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ACIP advisory panel mulls three-dose PCV13 schedule
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Smoking bans see 10% declines in preterm births, asthma flares in children
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Practice-based asthma navigators trim asthma symptoms, HC utilization
Major finding: After 12 months in the asthma navigator program, children had fewer unscheduled visits to the doctor (2.5 vs. 0.5; P less than .05...
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First estimates of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children made
Major finding: A study has estimated nearly 32,000 children developed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in 2010, finding the risk of multidrug-...
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Recurrent wheeze associated with antibiotic use early in life
Major Finding: 22% of children who took antibiotics in the first 6 months of life had recurrent wheeze, compared with 14% of those who did not, a...