Articles Tagged With: Asthma
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Pediatric Asthma Management in the Emergency Department
Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Children with asthma frequently present in the acute care setting with disease ranging from mild to severe. Accurately assessing children with asthma and providing escalating care as needed improves outcome. The authors provide a current review of asthma and evidence-based care.
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Viruses, Food Allergies, and Childhood Wheezing
Infants with severe bronchiolitis sometimes develop subsequent recurrent wheeze and asthma. Among infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis, the risk of developing asthma is greatest in those with rhinovirus C infection, especially if they also are sensitized with IgE against foods.
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Antibiotic Use in Infancy Associated With Allergic Disease During Childhood
In a large population-based study, antibiotic use during the first six months of life was associated with a two-fold increase in asthma and a 1.5-fold increase in allergic disease during early childhood.
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Black seed (Nigella sativa) for Asthma: Minimal Effects
SYNOPSIS: Black seed, crushed, in capsule form, administered to 76 people with asthma in a single-blind, randomized study, showed some minimal improvements in some, but not all, components of spirometry and one serum cytokine after 12 weeks.
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Azithromycin for Chronic Persistent Asthma
Azithromycin reduced exacerbations and improved quality of life in patients with chronic persistent asthma.
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Free Probiotics for Winter Infections and Reducing Antibiotic Prescriptions
A randomized, controlled trial of recommendations that asthmatics (5 years of age and older) take free daily probiotics over a winter season failed to show any benefits in terms of antibiotic usage or overall respiratory health.
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Is Yoga Effective for Treating Asthma?
Although the data on yoga in asthma are only of moderate quality, they do suggest that yoga may improve quality of life and asthma symptoms.
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Severe Asthma Exacerbation in Pediatric Patients
MONOGRAPH: A small subset of children present in extremis requiring second- and third-line medications and airway management. Here is how to treat them.
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Home-grown disease management programs reap rewards for insurer
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Effects of Inhaled Glucocorticoids on Bone Density in Premenopausal Women