Carisa D. Brewster

By the time of diagnosis, patients often have costly complications involving the liver.

Researchers found that even high-performing hospitals can reduce over-utilization in bronchiolitis using novel de-implementation strategies.

In the 2 sets of children compared, the odds ratios for ASD were 1.54 and 1.76; and for ADHD were 1.64 and 1.34, respectively.

Current research shows that positive parenting strategies are linked with improved social-emotional development, but gaps in analysis persist.

Irritability was associated with widespread neural activation or increased activity in the insula, caudate, dorsolateral and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, and inferior parietal lobule.

Three lung function trajectory categories were linked to were to 75% of COPD cases in a same-aged patient group by age 53.

The first-of-its-kind research links inhaled corticosteroids to adrenal suppression in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients who have a genetic variant in the PDGFD gene.

Many studies have already shown that short-term exposure to fine particle pollution can have a negative effect on lung function, but just 2 exist on the long-term effects, with inconsistent results.

While some studies have shown that steroids helped resolve sore throats faster, others have indicated that steroids show no effectiveness for sinusitis or bronchitis.

Virtually all deaths from RSV occur in developing countries, and long-term airway morbidity should be studied in those parts of the world.

Among new users of LABA and LAMA, treatment was associated with a 1.50-fold and a 1.52-fold increase in CVD risk, respectively.

The chances of getting pregnant for current asthmatics who managed their symptoms with SABAs was 15% lower when compared to non-asthmatics.

The guidelines were created by Vanderbilt’s Asthma Steering Committee and implemented in May 2014.

The overall risk of asthma in childhood increases with maternal use of proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2 receptor antagonists.

Inhaled anticholinergic bronchodilator tiotropium as an add-on therapy has the potential to reduce exacerbations.

Major mutations in the LRRK2 gene are the greatest contributor to PD. They are present in 1% to 2% of the people with PD worldwide.

Neuropsychiatric Inventory scores were improved by an average of 8.5 points with NBM DBS compared to sham stimulation.

A 1 mcg/m3 increase in average fine PM was associated 7.2% increase in asthma hospitalizations for patients aged 5 to 20 years old.

Exercise for patients with PD has been shown to be effective, and for those in the early stages, high-intensity exercise can be beneficial.

The discovery fills a gap in lacking non-drug asthma therapies which health care providers can recommend to patients.