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The proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole was no better than placebo for improving symptoms and lung function in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving more than 300 children with poorly controlled asthma without overt gastroesophageal reflux. Those treated with lansoprazole did, however,... »
Spending on Asthma Drugs Up 367% for Children
The average annual expenditure on asthma medications for U.S. children rose from $527 million in 1997-1998 to almost $2.5 billion in 2007-2008, an increase of 367%, according to a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The increase was driven almost entirely by spending on... »
Asthma Care Measures Don't Reflect Outcomes in Children
Hospital compliance with the Children’s Asthma Care set of process measures did not correlate with asthma patients’ clinical outcomes in a study of more than 37,000 asthma patients who were admitted to 30 U.S. children’s hospitals, according to a study reported in the Oct. 5 issue of JAMA.... »
The proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole was no better than placebo for improving symptoms and lung function in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving more than 300 children with poorly controlled asthma without... »
Tots With Asthma Benefit From Intermittent Budesonide
An intermittent high-dose budesonide regimen and a daily low-dose regimen resulted in similar reductions in asthma exacerbations in preschool children with recurrent wheezing, but the intermittent regimen was associated with... »
Additions Grow the Environmental Risk List
PHILADELPHIA – When it comes to environmental health hazards, children are canaries in the coal shaft. That’s because children are not just scaled-down adults. "Children are a lot more vulnerable to environmental... »
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