Asthma News

• Misdiagnosis of Penicillin Allergy Common Most patients who report having a penicillin allergy are not really allergic to the antibiotic, and they may be missing out on the best treatment for their condition as a result, according to a report in JAMA January 15.
  Reuters Health Information, January 2019
• Daily Aspirin May Curb COPD Exacerbations Daily aspirin use appears to reduce the risk of exacerbations and have other beneficial effects in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to an observational study.
  Reuters Health Information, January 2019
• More Tobacco Retailers, Smoking-Related Illness in Poor Neighborhoods Much of the variation in smoking rates across American cities can be explained by the higher density of tobacco retailers in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods, a study of the 500 largest U.S. cities suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, January 2019
• As Their Landlord Profits, Soldiers Battle Unsafe Army Homes One set of photographs, posted on Instagram, captures a grand, crimson-colored banquet hall at a 100-acre Irish estate with two 18th century mansions. The owner has redecorated the residence in gilded mirrors and blue damask wallpaper with the help of a renowned interior designer and is having a personal golf course installed on the verdant grounds.
  Reuters Health Information, December 2018
• Alert FDA Approves First Digital Inhaler With Tracking App The ProAir Digihaler (albuterol sulfate) has a sensor that connects to a companion mobile application that can monitor use.
  FDA Approvals, December 2018
• AAP Recommends Broader Care for Kids With Special Needs In new guidance, the American Academy of Pediatrics advises pediatric primary care and medical home teams to include psychosocial assessments and risk-mitigation strategies in care plans.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Children's Hospital Patients Receive Broadly Comparable Care From Pediatricians, Hospitalists Children cared for as inpatients by hospitalists had similar lengths of stay, total costs, and readmission rates as those treated by general pediatricians, in a study conducted at a single children's hospital in the U.S.
  Reuters Health Information, December 2018
• EpiPens Less Effective After Heat Exposure The epinephrine in emergency allergy shots like the EpiPen can deteriorate when exposed to heat, so they shouldn't be left in the car on a hot day, researchers warn.
  Reuters Health Information, December 2018
• After a Child's Dire Diagnosis, Hope and Uncertainty at the Frontiers of Medicine "I wish I didn't have this hand anymore," my 4-year-old son said as he woke one winter morning.
  Reuters Health Information, December 2018
• Eczema Rates Rise With Age Among Adults, Study Finds Atopic dermatitis rates rise with age among adults in primary care, a study found. The data provide new information about the epidemiology of the disorder after childhood, the researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Early School Start Tied to Higher Risk for ADHD Diagnosis Children born in August in states with a September 1 birth date cutoff for school enrollment have more than a 30% higher risk of being diagnosed with ADHD than peers born in September.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• One Quarter of New Pediatric Asthma Cases Tied to Obesity Experts say screening for obesity and reducing onset could significantly reduce the public health burden of asthma.
  Medscape Medical News, November 2018
• Triple Therapy for COPD Cuts Exacerbations, May Up Pneumonia Risk Triple therapy reduces chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations and improves lung function and quality of life more than dual therapy or monotherapy in patients with advanced COPD, according to a new review and meta-analysis.
  Reuters Health Information, November 2018
• EpiPens Withstand 24 Hours of Freezing
  Reuters Health Information, November 2018
• ACAAI 2018First Case of Allergy to Secondhand Marijuana Reported Allergy to marijuana can occur in adults who use it, but researchers are flagging the first report of a young child with a positive allergy test who was exposed only to secondhand smoke.
  Medscape Medical News, November 2018
• Omalizumab Effective Rescue Therapy for Status Asthmaticus Omalizumab can be effective as rescue therapy for refractory status asthmaticus related to pollen allergy, a case report suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, November 2018
• ACAAI 2018New Peanut Allergy Drug Shows Unprecedented Success Two-thirds of children and adolescents could tolerate two peanuts after a year of immunotherapy, results from the phase 3 PALISADE study show, which could protect them from accidental ingestion.
  Medscape Medical News, November 2018
• ACAAI 2018Licking Pacifier to Clean It May Cut Allergy Risk A parent licking a child's pacifier clean might be better than washing it, and an epinephrine autoinjector still works after it is frozen, say two studies looking at questions parents want answers to.
  Medscape Medical News, November 2018
• ACAAI 2018Patients With Food Allergies Rank Top Dining-Out Safeguards People who use more preventive strategies when eating out at a restaurant reduce the risk for a reaction, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, November 2018
• New Drug Option Fails for Rare Polio-Like Virus in Kids Despite initial hope, fluoxetine failed to improve outcomes in children with acute flaccid myelitis and in some cases was linked to a worsening of the disorder, which can cause permanent paralysis in children.
  Medscape Medical News, November 2018