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US Asthma Rates at Record High, CDC Says Asthma rates increased by nearly 15% from 2001 to 2010; annual costs skyrocketed.
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2012
Prenatal Smoking Tied to Worse Asthma in Kids Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have a tougher time controlling their asthma, a new study suggests.
Reuters Health Information, May 14, 2012

Budesonide/formoterol Inhaler Safe in Black Asthmatics
Reuters Health Information, May 7, 2012
Amish Farm Kids Remarkably Immune to Allergies-Study
Reuters Health Information, May 7, 2012
The Worst Cities in the U.S. for Asthma
WebMD Health News, May 5, 2012
Kids on Dairy Farms May Have Fewer Allergies
Reuters Health Information, May 3, 2012

Asthma Perspectives

Acetaminophen and Asthma: A Bad Marriage A new review clarifies recent reports linking acetaminophen and asthma symptoms. How should practice change in light of these data?
Medscape Family Medicine, May 2, 2012
Emergency Department Visits for Asthma in Children Should emergency department providers take a preventive care approach when managing exacerbations of childhood asthma?
Medscape Pediatrics, April 19, 2012

Acetaminophen and Asthma
CDC Expert Commentary, March 26, 2012
Asthma Plus Numbness and Joint Pain: Don't Miss This Diagnosis
Medscape Rheumatology, March 7, 2012
The Prescription for Wintertime Asthma Control
CDC Expert Commentary, February 13, 2012
Top 10 Pulmonary Medicine Articles: 2011
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, December 8, 2011

Asthma Journal Articles

Glucocorticoid Receptor B Expression in Severe Asthma
Thorax, May 17, 2012
Clinical and Pharmacoeconomic Aspects of Omalizumab
Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, May 14, 2012
Asthma Defies 'One Size Fits All' Diagnosis
Journal Watch, May 14, 2012
Low Dose Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Asthma
Respiratory Research, May 1, 2012
Inhaled Inactivated Mycobacterium Phlei in Moderate Asthma
Immunotherapy, April 27, 2012

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