Allergy / Asthma
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Step-Up Therapy for Poorly Controlled Asthma in Children
- March 16, 2010
- Howard Bauchner, MD
- General Medicine
Study results, favoring long-acting β-agonists, are in tension with a recent FDA advisory.
- Reviewing:
- Lemanske RF Jr et al. N Engl J Med 2010 Mar 18; 362:975
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Continued Use of Asthma Medication During Pregnancy Keeps Wheezing at BayFree
- March 4, 2010
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
Asthma symptoms were more likely to remain stable during pregnancy when women continued with their usual therapies.
- Reviewing:
- Belanger K et al. Obstet Gynecol 2010 Mar; 115:559
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Predicting the Course of Childhood AsthmaFree
- March 3, 2010
- David J. Amrol, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Asthma morbidity improves as children get older, but most school-age children with persistent asthma will have symptoms during adolescence.
- Reviewing:
- Covar RA et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010 Feb; 125:359.e3
FDA Warns Against Sole Use of Long-Acting Beta Agonists in AsthmaFree
- February 19, 2010
- Physician's First Watch
Long-acting beta agonists should not be used alone in asthma, the FDA warns. The drugs at issue include the single-agent LABAs Serevent and...
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Expert Opinion on Healthcare for Homeless Women
- February 25, 2010
- Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
Clinicians should identify women in their practices who are experiencing or are at risk for homelessness and should pursue appropriate ways to provide care.
- Reviewing:
- Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women. Obstet Gynecol 2010 Feb; 115:396
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Bloodstream Infections in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- January 29, 2010
- Jan V. Hirschmann, MD
- Dermatology
Clinicians should be alert for dangerous infections in patients with these serious conditions.
- Reviewing:
- de Prost N et al. Medicine (Baltimore) 2010 Jan; 89:28
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Long-Term Effect of Oral Grass-Allergy Therapy
- January 28, 2010
- David J. Amrol, MD
- General Medicine
In adults, symptoms of and medication use for allergy were attenuated for at least 1 year after therapy ended.
- Reviewing:
- Durham SR et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010 Jan; 125:131
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Steroids or Montelukast After Asthma Attacks in Children?
- December 23, 2009
- Howard Bauchner, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Children who received montelukast were more likely to experience treatment failure. CME
- Reviewing:
- Schuh S et al. J Pediatr 2009 Dec; 155:795
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Th22 Subsets
- December 23, 2009
- Mark V. Dahl, MD
- Dermatology
Researchers identify a unique subset of T lymphocytes in patients with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis.
- Reviewing:
- Eyerich S et al. J Clin Invest 2009 Dec; 119:3573
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
No Relation Between Asthma Control and Asymptomatic Acid Reflux
- December 1, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Patients do not benefit from searching for silent reflux.
- Reviewing:
- DiMango E et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009 Nov 1; 180:809
