Asthma

New research adds to the case that some children are genetically more susceptible to allergic disease.

A new study finds that higher AGE consumption is associated with increased odds of wheezing.

Cigarette and smokeless tobacco use continues to decrease rapidly among teenagers, but e-cigarette use is on the rise.

Preschool children with asthma, food allergies, and pollen/fur or dust mite allergies are at increased risk of having concurrent mental health problems.

The recommendations are based on evidence from 6 systematic reviews.

The approval comes after the completion of 2 studies, POLYP 1 and POLYP 2.

Patients with late-onset asthma and allergies had an increased risk of COPD as well as a heightened risk of landing in the “multiple disorders” comorbidity profile.

Even study enrollees who never smoked traditional cigarettes face a heightened risk of respiratory disease if they used e-cigarettes.

Mortality linked to household air pollution has dropped by more than one-third in the past 2 decades, but the greatest improvements have come in countries where such pollution is not a major problem.

A greater number of cumulative days of montelukast use did not increase the risk of ADHD in these patients.

Investigators conducted an educational intervention aimed at strengthening healthcare providers’ readiness to address issues related to medication adherence.