Clean Indoor Environment Can Help Keep Asthma in Check
Controlling allergens, household pollutants can reduce need for medication
Useful Tips Offered for Addressing Negative Patient Reviews
Doctors should respond quickly, validate patient complaints, demonstrate willingness to take action
Eating Reassessment Urged After Negative Oral Food Challenge
About 25 percent of children continue food-avoidance diet despite negative oral food challenge
Skin Patch to Treat Peanut Allergy Appears Promising
Delivering small amounts of peanut protein boosted tolerance for about half of young patients in study
Quality Improvement Methods Improve Asthma Care
Improved timely administration of short-acting β-agonist with use of standardized asthma score
Guidance for Coronary Patients With ASA/NSAID Sensitivity
Challenge, desensitization recommended in stable patients with reaction history
CPAP Improves Asthma Control, QoL for Adults With Asthma, OSA
Decrease in percentage of patients with uncontrolled asthma, asthma attacks at six months
Regulatory T Cells Decreased With Farm Exposure at Age 6
Elevated LPS-stimulated Treg percentage at age 6 years linked to increased risk of asthma
Lower Monthly Premiums for Narrow-Network Plans
Extra-small-network plan has less expensive monthly premium than large-network plan
Most Anaphylaxis Patients in ER Treated Appropriately
But, rates low for Rx adrenaline auto-injector for self-administration at discharge
