Asthma
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Antibiotics during pregnancy may increase child’s risk for asthma and other atopic diseases
“It is estimated that 20%-25% of pregnant women receive at least one course of an antibiotic during this time period.”
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Food allergy test breakthrough: Less risk, more useful results
The results give hope to those with food allergies that tomorrow’s gold-standard test will require only a blood sample without an emergency team...
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NIAID trial to test asthma drug in disadvantaged urban children
“We need to find out how well approved asthma drugs work for disadvantaged children of color living in urban areas.”
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Food allergy risk not greater in C-section infants
"This study is helpful because in addition to blood and skin tests, it also used food challenge, which is the gold standard."
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More evidence links asthma severity to age of onset
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Probiotic LGG doesn’t lessen eczema, asthma, or rhinitis risk by age 7
Study shows no effect when Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG was given in the first 6 months of life. Experts say benefit may lie in a...
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Treat or refer? New primary care flow diagrams for allergy patients
The diagrams help PCPs treat anaphylaxis, asthma, urticaria, and allergies.
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Gaps in follow-up care put kids with asthma at risk of severe recurrence
Dr. Bardach’s group estimated that, for every 30 children who have follow-up visits with a physician, one would avoid a return trip to the ED for...
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Azithromycin doesn’t prevent recurrent wheezing after acute infant RSV
Antibiotics are frequently given to patients with RSV bronchiolitis, although this practice is not supported by AAP guidelines.
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Needle-free epinephrine products could be available in 2023
“Having a non-needle delivery device would help many people overcome that fear and hopefully increase use in anaphylaxis.”
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Infant bronchiolitis subtype may predict asthma risk