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SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Step-Up Therapy for Poorly Controlled Asthma in Children

Study results, favoring long-acting β-agonists, are in tension with a recent FDA advisory.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Continued Use of Asthma Medication During Pregnancy Keeps Wheezing at BayFree

Asthma symptoms were more likely to remain stable during pregnancy when women continued with their usual therapies.

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Predicting the Course of Childhood AsthmaFree

Asthma morbidity improves as children get older, but most school-age children with persistent asthma will have symptoms during adolescence.

FDA Warns Against Sole Use of Long-Acting Beta Agonists in AsthmaFree

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

Clinicians should identify women in their practices who are experiencing or are at risk for homelessness and should pursue appropriate ways to provide care.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Bloodstream Infections in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Clinicians should be alert for dangerous infections in patients with these serious conditions.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Long-Term Effect of Oral Grass-Allergy Therapy

In adults, symptoms of and medication use for allergy were attenuated for at least 1 year after therapy ended.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Steroids or Montelukast After Asthma Attacks in Children?

Children who received montelukast were more likely to experience treatment failure. CME

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Th22 Subsets

Researchers identify a unique subset of T lymphocytes in patients with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

No Relation Between Asthma Control and Asymptomatic Acid Reflux

Patients do not benefit from searching for silent reflux.

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