Pediatrics
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Palivizumab in preterm infants limits wheezing for 1 year
Major finding: The number of days in which a healthy preterm baby wheezed during the first year of life was 61% lower with palivizumab (1.8% of...
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Data underscore environment's role in allergic disease
Major finding: After 10 years or more of United States residence, children born outside of the United States had significantly higher odds of...
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EBSOS implementation improves asthma guideline compliance
Major finding: Before order set implementation, 55.4% of patients received at least one dose of ipratropium bromide, compared with 90.9% after...
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Deep suctioning increases length of stay in infants with bronchiolitis
Major Finding: The increasing use of deep suctioning increased length of stay by up to 1 day in infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis, while...
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CDC committee affirms update of 1993 Hib statement
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ACIP backs routine PCV13 vaccine in high risk-pediatric group
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Budesonide Reduces Adult Height in Kids With Asthma
Major Finding: Adults who took 400 mcg of budesonide daily as children were more than 1 cm shorter than those who took nedocromil or placebo.Data...
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Therapy-Resistant Asthma May Be Neither
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Racemic Epinephrine May Be Better Option for Bronchiolitic Preemies
Major Finding: The positive response rate to inhaled racemic epinephrine was 54.3% among premature infants and 28% among full-term infants.Data...
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Low-Risk Kids With Asthma Don't Need Daily ICS
Major Finding: Over 44 weeks, almost 30% of boys but only 15% of girls with mild, persistent asthma had more than two exacerbations requiring oral...