Tag: Asthma
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
FDA Approves New Two-Drug Combo Medicine for Asthma
Medication is the first approved in the United States to contain an inhaled corticosteroid as a reliever rather than as a controller of asthma symptoms
Developmental Disorders Tied to More Allergic Disease
Findings seen for children in both lower and upper elementary grades, although differences seen by sex and age
Air Pollution Independently Linked to Asthma Exacerbations
Independent associations seen and validated in two cohorts of children living in urban areas
Asthma Exacerbations Up After Relaxation of COVID-19 Restrictions
Relaxation of restrictions coincided with increasing incidence of COVID-19, non-COVID-19 ARI, severe asthma exacerbations
Higher Carotid Plaque Burden Seen With Persistent Asthma
Persistent asthma linked to carotid plaque, total plaque score, even after adjustment for baseline interleukin-6, CRP
Vitamin D Supplements Do Not Reduce Asthma Exacerbations Overall
Supplements reduce risk among children with low serum 25(OH)D and have beneficial effects in children with atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis
Caregiver Depression Linked to Child Asthma Outcomes
Reduction in caregiver depressive symptoms may have positive impact on child asthma outcomes, partially mediated by child depressive symptom severity
