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- 1From:Practice Nurse (Vol. 21, Issue 6)Results of a study investigating the effects of the oral asthma treatment montelukast (Singulair) show that it can be safely used to control asthma symptoms in children as young as two. The leukotriene receptor...
- 2From:Thorax (Vol. 58, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe diagnosis of asthma is a clinical one; there is no confirmatory diagnostic blood test, radiographic or histopathological investigation. In some people the diagnosis can be corroborated by suggestive changes in lung...
- 3From:RT for Decision Makers in Respiratory CarePeer-ReviewedAsthma exacerbations and allergy-related respiratory distress can lead many patients to the emergency department and hospitalization. Aerosol therapy is a critical component in managing these conditions. The Asthma...
- 4From:Thorax (Vol. 56, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Background--The development of asthma seems to be influenced by the adoption of a Western lifestyle. A study was undertaken to assess the importance of indoor environmental factors in Nepal where the...
- 5From:Contemporary Pediatrics (Vol. 19, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe World Wide Web is the place to go when you need to examine quality literature that addresses a specific clinical question. The authors illustrate how to use this tool effectively and what it reveals about novel...
- 6From:Pediatric Nursing (Vol. 31, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedA young teen asthma camp was developed as a 3-day residential experience in a traditional camp setting offering activities such as swimming, canoeing, horseback riding, ropes, course crafts, and games. The overall...
- 7From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 309, Issue 6947) Peer-ReviewedMost children with asthma are likely to be symptom-free by the time they reach adulthood. Researchers collected data on a group of 1494 Tasmanian children at age seven and again between the ages of 29 and 32....
- 8From:BMC Pediatrics (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Asthma is one of the major chronic health problems in children in the Netherlands. The Pelican is a paediatric asthma-related quality of life instrument for children with asthma from 6-11 years old, which...
- 9From:AORN Journal (Vol. 70, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedChildren who have allergies and asthma need a support system of parents, child care workers, school staff members, health care providers, and other community members to help them properly manage their asthma and...
- 10From:Family Practice News (Vol. 29, Issue 9)ORLANDO, FLA. -- Expanding knowledge of the risk factors for childhood allergies and asthma has pointed the way toward reliable preventive measures, but a long path still lies ahead. "The challenge for allergists is...
- 11From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness WeekAccording to the authors of recent research from Boston, Massachusetts, "Objective To examine the relationships among obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB, defined as intermittent nocturnal hypoxia and habitual...
- 12From:Clinician Reviews (Vol. 16, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedTwo common lifestyle modifications appear to be ineffective in the prevention of asthma in children. Australian researchers followed 600 children from birth to age 5 to determine the efficacy of dust mite avoidance and...
- 13From:International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health (Vol. 32, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedIt is estimated that every third person living in Europe suffers from allergic diseases. Allergies are a growing health problem in Poland where 40% of the population have allergy symptoms, including 12% afflicted with...
- 14From:BMC Dermatology (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground This study aimed to estimate the association between eczema in early childhood and the onset of asthma and rhinitis later in life in children. Methods A total of 3,124 children aged 1-2 years were...
- 15From:Pediatrics (Vol. 115, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground. Racial and ethnic disparities exist in reported childhood asthma prevalence, but it is unclear if disparities stem from true prevalence differences or a different likelihood of receiving a diagnosis from a...
- 16From:Contemporary Pediatrics (Vol. 17, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedThe Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has a new patient education library, which provides medically accurate answers to frequently asked asthma and allergy questions. Asthma and Allergy Answers: Patient Education...
- 17From:Family Practice News (Vol. 30, Issue 1)WASHINGTON -- A user-friendly guide to management of pediatric asthma has been published on the Internet, but printed copies are not yet widely available. The publication, "Pediatric Asthma: Promoting Best Practice,...
- 18From:Pediatric News (Vol. 46, Issue 5)FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ALLERGY, ASTHMA, AND IMMUNOLOGY ORLANDO -- Gastroesophageal reflux disease was associated with prior wheezing and greater severity of infant acute respiratory...
- 19From:Chest (Vol. 101, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedThe burden of asthma on the US population is increasing.[1-3] Between 1980 and 1987, US asthma prevalence increased 29%, asthma hospitalization rates increased 6%, and asthma mortality rates increased as well.[2] These...
- 20From:Thorax (Vol. 57, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed[S152] THE EFFECT OF MITE ALLERGEN CONTROL BY THE USE OF ALLERGEN-IMPERMEABLE COVERS IN ADULT ASTHMA: THE SMAC TRIAL A. Custovic, L. Forster, E. Matthews, J. Martin, L. Letley, M. Vickers, J. Britton, D. Strachan, P....