Tag: Asthma
FDA Approves First Generic Version of Advair for Asthma, COPD
Medication approved to treat children aged 4 or older with asthma, adults with asthma or COPD
No Asthma Benefit Seen With n3PUFA in Overweight Teens
Overweight/obese teens, young adults taking supplements do not have improved asthma control
Asthma Undiagnosed in One in Five Urban Adolescents
Odds of being undiagnosed higher for girls, Asian-Americans versus white non-Hispanics
E-Cigarette Aerosol Exposure Tied to Asthma Symptoms
Findings seen among youth reporting asthma diagnosis, secondhand exposure to e-cigarette aerosols
Depression Tied to Worse Asthma Outcomes in Urban Teens
More than a fourth with asthma reported depressive symptoms, greater symptom severity
Smoking Habits Do Not Differ for Teens With, Without Asthma
Odds of smoking down for teens with persistent asthma versus those with adolescent-onset asthma
Pediatric Asthma Risk Score Has Good Sensitivity, Specificity
PARS has improved ability over API for predicting asthma in children with mild-to-moderate risk
Subfertility Linked to Increased Asthma Risk in Offspring
Asthma risk also increased with maternal history of miscarriages at 12 weeks or earlier
PM2.5 Exposure Linked to Asthma Rescue Medication Use
National 1 µg/m³ drop in PM2.5 concentration would result in economic benefit of nearly $350 million
Child Overweight, Obesity Linked to Increased Asthma Risk
In absence of overweight and obesity, 10 percent of all pediatric asthma cases would be avoided