Pediatrics

• Food allergies overestimated, misdiagnosed

• March 20, 2012
• True food allergy occurs less frequently than thought by pediatricians and parents, with many other types of skin problems, including eczema, commonly...More »

• Carpets may not be the culprit

• March 18, 2012
• ORLANDO, Fla. — For children with asthma, physicians generally advise parents to remove wall-to-wall carpeting in their homes as a way to limit allergen...More »

• Study finds possible link between ultraviolet radiation levels and child allergies

• March 18, 2012
• ORLANDO, Fla. — Increased allergic disease in children may be linked to levels of ambient ultraviolet radiation absorbed at different latitudes, according...More »

• Conjunctival allergen challenge data supported by environmental studies

• March 16, 2012
• ORLANDO, Fla. — Data from a conjunctival allergen challenge accurately reflected results from environmental studies, according to study results presented...More »

• H. pylori infection linked to absence of asthma and allergies

• March 12, 2012
• ORLANDO, Fla. — More than half of children with a positive Helicobacter pylori biopsy had no history of asthma or allergies, according to findings...More »

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• Atopy may not frequently occur in asthmatic children

• March 8, 2012
• ORLANDO, Fla. — Fewer than half of asthmatic children had positive skin prick tests, according to findings presented here during the American Academy of...More »

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• Flu vaccine appears safe for children with egg allergies

• March 8, 2012
• ORLANDO, Fla. — Less than 1% of children with egg allergy experienced adverse reactions to an influenza vaccine, according to results presented here...More »

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• Skin prick test plus aeroallergen specific IgE yielded better diagnostic results in young children

• March 8, 2012
• ORLANDO, Fla. — Diagnostic yields for asthma in young atopic children were optimized by testing with a skin prick test plus allergen specific...More »

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• Levalbuterol brings greater lung function gains in children not taking steroids

• March 7, 2012
• ORLANDO, Fla. — Levalbuterol was responsible for greater gains in lung function among children not already taking steroids, according to data presented...More »

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• School-based asthma program decreased urgent care utilization

• March 7, 2012
• ORLANDO, Fla. — Implementing a joint school- and home-based asthma program significantly enhanced asthmatic children’s activity-related quality of life...More »

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