Studies & Reports
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Impacts of Cesarean Delivery on Childhood Asthma
Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology contains an article in its September 2018 edition which conducted a meta-analysis of the effects of caesarean delivery and sex on asthma in children ages 2 through 6. In addition, researchers compared their conclusions with previously published results. In the study, researchers found “caesarean delivery was associated with… higher asthma risk…
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Study Investigates Pollution’s Impact on Children’s Health
The Science of the Total Environment includes an article in its February 2019 edition investigating the effects of pollution on children’s health. The article cites the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health noting pollution was responsible for “940,000 deaths in children worldwide” in 2016. Researchers note that “pollution prevention presents a major, largely unexploited opportunity…
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Effects of Cardiovascular Exercise on Children with Chronic Respiratory Disease
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine contains an article in its October 2018 edition evaluating the “effects of exercise training on health outcomes in children with chronic respiratory disease.” Researchers conducted a literature review and found twenty-seven articles examining “outcomes of cardiovascular fitness, lung function, and quality of life.” The analysis of the studies found…
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Article Examines Economic Burden of Pediatric Asthma
An article in the October 2018 edition of PharmacoEconomics examined the economic burden of pediatric asthma. Researchers conducted a literature review of articles “reporting on healthcare resource utilization and/or healthcare costs of pediatric asthma.” After reviewing the articles, researchers found “costs for children with asthma were significantly greater than for children without,” and “pediatric asthma…
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Gather Evidence to Inform Update of Asthma Clinical Practice Guidelines
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology contains an article in its September 2018 edition that “describes the protocols, key questions, methodology, and analytic framework to support the update of the 2007 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3) on the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children.” The…
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Article Reviews Therapeutic Options for Stepwise Management of Pediatric Asthma
An article published in the September 2018 edition of the Journal of Asthma reviewed studies to examine options for stepwise management of pediatric asthma. The authors found that stepwise management “is recommended for children in current global and US guidelines,” and “treatment may be stepped up or stepped down temporarily or long-term based on response…
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Study Investigates Relationship Between Lung Microbiota and Asthma
A study in the October 2018 edition of Pediatric Pulmonology examines the relationship between lung microbiota and asthma. Among some factors that may affect asthma, the “lung microbiome composition changes due to a disruption of the delicate balance between immigration and elimination of bacteria,” and “can interact with the immune system, thus influencing inflammation.” Antibiotics…
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Study Examines Asthma and Comorbid Conditions’ Effects on Sleep and Academic Performance
In the October 2018 edition of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology a study “sought to examine unique and combined associations” of several common comorbidities “on sleep and academic performance among urban minority children with persistent asthma.” The comorbid medical conditions included “allergic rhinitis, obesity, and sleep disordered breathing.” Researchers examined the conditions of 249 urban…