Under-Tongue Immunotherapy Cuts Asthma in Kids
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Children with grass pollen allergy are prone to develop asthma. Now researchers have shown that seasonal allergy symptoms and the subsequent risk of asthma can be reduced with a type of immune therapy.
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NEW YORK  - Budesonide inhalation  suspension (BIS) is a safe asthma treatment for infants,  according to a new study.
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BEIJING, Dec. 16 -- Children who spend long periods of time at indoor swimming pools may damage lung cells that help prevent airway inflammation.
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More U.S. children are seeing  doctors for asthma, although already-low death rates from the  condition have fallen even more, according to statistics from  the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention released on  Tuesday.
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A New pollen blocker cream applied inside the lower part of the nose can effectively reduce symptoms of allergic rhinitis.
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Treatment with Synagis (palivizumab), a type of antibody therapy, is not a cost effective way of preventing infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in high-risk infants, according to two new reports published in the medical journal Pediatrics.
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NEW YORK  - Laser treatment of the tonsils  appears to help some people with chronic bad breath, or  halitosis, new research shows.
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BOSTON  - Children with persistent stuffy  nose due to allergy, or "allergic rhinitis," who receive  intranasal treatment with the steroid triamcinolone acetonide  for one year do not appear to have slower than normal rates of  growth, researchers reported here this week at the annual  scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma,  and Immunology. However, they say, longer follow-up is needed  to completely rule out an effect on adult height.
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MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- Asthma symptoms and the need for emergency medications can be greatly reduced by using a &quot;planned-care method&quot; for asthma in children.
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NEW YORK  - According to a Dutch study, less than half of all children prescribed asthma medication have been formally diagnosed with asthma by their doctor.
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NEW YORK  - Physician participation in an  interactive asthma seminar leads to enhanced asthma care and  improved outcomes for children with asthma from low-income  families, a group at high-risk for poor asthma-related  outcomes, according to a study in the journal Chest.
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New guidelines unveiled by U.S. federal health experts on Wednesday for tackling asthma carve out a new age group, children 5 to 11, for unique treatment.
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Scientists have identified a genetic change that raises a child's risk of developing asthma, a discovery that may lead to better treatments for one of the most common chronic childhood ailments.
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Only about one quarter of  children who have their tonsils and adenoids removed to relieve  obstructive sleep apnea syndrome have a complete response,  according to researchers.
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NEW YORK  - For children who need to go to  the ER because of a severe asthma attack, giving them an  intravenous infusion of magnesium sulphate along with  conventional medications provides an additional benefit, Hong  Kong doctors report.
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Babies who are breast-fed for their first four months of life have a reduced risk of asthma during their first four years, says a Swedish study in the October issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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A South Korean institute said Tuesday it has found a way to administer vaccines under the tongue, potentially eliminating the need for painful needle jabs.