Research Supports Role of BMI in Incident Asthma in Children
Overweight and obese children have a significantly increased risk of incident asthma, with evidence of a dose-response effect of elevated body mass index (BMI).
Overweight and obese children have a significantly increased risk of incident asthma, with evidence of a dose-response effect of elevated body mass index (BMI).
This patient information fact sheet provides information on the definition, symptoms, causes, diagnostic tests, treatments, and self-help measures for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The introduction of fish between the ages of 6 and 12 months, but not consumption afterward, correlates with a reduction in the risk of wheezing in children at age 48 months.
For older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the likelihood of carotid artery thickening is increased and vulnerable lipid core plaques are more frequent than in controls with normal lung function.
Teva announced data from the Phase 3 clinical program for QNASL (beclomethasone dipropionate) Nasal Aerosol, highlighting the drug’s efficacy profile in treating children (ages 6-11) with nasal symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR).
Teerlink JR, Cotter G, et al. Serelaxin, recombinant human relaxin-2, for treatment of acute heart failure (RELAX-AHF): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet.
Fascia lata, which is a thin, pliable, and vascularized tissue, can be effectively used as a substitute for nasal lining in complex total and subtotal nasal reconstruction procedures.
The FDA is warning healthcare professionals and the public that accidental ingestion by children of over-the-counter (OTC) eye drops used to relieve redness and nasal decongestant sprays can result in serious and fatal adverse events.
Protective ventilation with lower tidal volumes is associated with better clinical outcomes in patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Deaths due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) vary widely by age, geographic location, and poverty level.