Tag: Asthma
RSV in First Year of Life Tied to Risk for Childhood Asthma
Authors say association is age- and severity-dependent
Preterm Birth Tied to Higher Risk for Obstructive Airway Disease in Adulthood
Higher risk extends to those born late preterm and early term, and infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Cancer Risk Found to Be Higher in Asthma Patients
However, inhaled steroids may offer protective effect
Poor Sleep Patterns Linked to Increased Asthma Risk
Additive risk seen, with more than twofold higher risk for combination of poor sleep and high genetic susceptibility
Risk for Melanoma Reduced for Individuals With Atopy
Fewer cases of melanoma, lower investigator-estimated risk class of skin cancer observed in atopic versus nonatopic individuals
Risk of Developing Osteoarthritis Increased for Patients With Atopic Disease
Effect more pronounced for patients with both asthma and atopic dermatitis versus nonexposed patients
AAAAI: Black Children With Eczema More Likely to Have Asthma
Black children with asthma less likely to have seen an allergist, more likely to lack prior inhalant allergy testing
Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Reduce Asthma Exacerbations
Updated review reveals supplementation does not impact rate of exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids
Frequent Green Space Visits Linked to Lower Use of Certain Meds
Lower use of psychotropic, antihypertensive, and asthma medications observed; association attenuated by body mass index
Cannabis Legalization Tied to Increases in Pediatric Asthma
Increases seen compared with states where neither recreational nor medical legalization has occurred
