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From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 121, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedExposure to phthalates, substances used as plasticizers in a large number of consumer goods, can occur by ingestion, inhalation, or skin contact. Children--who are uniquely vulnerable to adverse health effects of...
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From:Pharmacogenomics (Vol. 14, Issue 16) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Miranda JL Zuurhout 1 , Susanne JH Vijverberg 1 2 , Jan AM Raaijmakers 1 , Leo Koenderman 2 , Dirkje S Postma 3 , Gerard H Koppelman 4 , Anke Hilse Maitland-van der Zee [*] 5 KEYWORDS : ADRB2; Arg16;...
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From:Canadian Journal of Public Health (Vol. 102, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedObjective: We calculated the population attributable fraction (PAF) of Canadian childhood asthma due to modifiable environmental exposures, in order to estimate their relative contributions to asthma development based...
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From:Clinical Advisor (Vol. 14, Issue 4)Anti-IgE antibody significantly reduced seasonal peaks in asthma exacerbations and the need for medication....
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From:Lung India (Vol. 27, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: K. Ramakrishnan, Ashwin. Borade Objective: This prospective-(cohort) study was conducted to evaluate whether anemia is a risk factor for childhood asthma. Materials and Methods: Two hundred children in the...
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From:Family Practice News (Vol. 39, Issue 7)WASHINGTON -- A 100-mcg dose of the inhaled corticosteroid mometasone furoate, given either once or twice daily, significantly reduced the need for rescue medications in 296 children aged 4-11 years with mild to...
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From:Italian Journal of Pediatrics (Vol. 35) Peer-ReviewedAuthors: Jason Matthew [1]; Lexley M Pinto Pereira (corresponding author) [1]; Tressa E Pappas [2]; Cheri A Swenson [2]; Kris A Grindle [2]; Kathy A Roberg [2]; Robert F Lemanske, Jr [2]; Wai-Ming Lee [2]; James E Gern...
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From:Pediatric Health (Vol. 4, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Lalita Jindal 1 , Michael D Shields [[dagger]] 2 Keywords: Keywords * asthma; child; long-acting [beta]2 -agonist; intermittent; Salmeterol Multicentre Asthma Research Trial Benefits of...
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From:Pediatrics (Vol. 117, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedOBJECTIVE. Previous studies have suggested a relationship between childhood asthma and behavior problems. However, few studies have used community-based samples to assess the prevalence of behavior problems among urban...
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From:Family Practice News (Vol. 34, Issue 6)Mean peak inspiratory flow values increased with age and severity of asthma symptoms, regardless of whether the children used the Accuhaler or Turbohaler dry powder inhalers. The findings are important because drug...
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From:Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 8, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedByline: Praveen. Khilnani Parents often want to know how long asthma will persist in their children. In a longitudinal, population based study from New Zealand, children were enrolled shortly after birth, and they or...
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From: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...
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From:Pediatrics (Vol. 107, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedContext. Residential exposures are recognized risk factors for asthma, but the relative contribution of specific indoor allergens and their overall contribution to asthma among older children and adolescents in the...
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From:Journal of the American Dietetic Association (Vol. 102, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedVol 153, June 1, 2001 * Birth outcome in relation to licorice consumption during pregnancy. T.E. Strandberg, A.-L. Jarvenpaa, H. Vanhanen, and P.M. McKeigue. 1085-1088. * Serum levels of C-reactive protein are...
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From:Pediatrics (Vol. 110, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedPurpose of Study. To study the factors associated with dispensing of antiinflammatory (controller) asthma medication to children in 3 managed care organizations (MCOs). Study Population. A total of 13 352 children...
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From: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...
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From:American Journal of Critical Care (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedHypercapnia in a patient with acute asthma is an ominous prognostic sign. In the past, it was taught that eucapnia in patients with acute severe asthma merited readiness for endotracheal intubation because the eucapnia...
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From:Thorax (Vol. 58, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground: Environment and lifestyle contribute to the development of asthma in children. Understanding the relevant factors in this relationship may provide methods of prevention. The role of diet in the development...
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From:Contemporary Pediatrics (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedChildhood asthma is seriously underdiagnosed, according to many public health experts, and Raoul L. Wolf, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago School of Medicine has a very practical...
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From:Pediatrics (Vol. 106, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedIn the August 2000 issue of Pediatrics, the article by Ploin et al[1] contains an error on Page 313. On the right-hand side of Figure 2, the two vertically positioned treatment-group boxes ("Nebulization Group" and...