Aliyali M, Abedi S, Sharifpour A et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2024 Aug 30;86(10):5837-5843. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000002507. Abstract Introduction: Montelukast is a leukotriene receptor antagonist that helps treat chronic asthma and…
Asthma affects about 1 in 10 children, often sending them to the emergency room or causing them to miss school. Allergic conditions in young children — like food allergies or eczema…
What factors lead to chronic respiratory disease? Researchers investigated this question using health data from about 780 infants. Their analysis shows that children’s risk of developing asthma later in life…
An, T.J., Lee, J., Shin, M. et al. BMC Pulm Med 24, 474 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03298-x Abstract Background The representativeness of cohort studies compared to nationwide data is a major concern. This study evaluated…
Watson AJR, Roe T, Arscott O, Thomas C, Ward J, Beecham R, Browning D, Saeed K, Dushianthan A. Clin Pract. 2024 Sep 12;14(5):1886-1897. doi: 10.3390/clinpract14050149. Abstract Background: There is limited…
By Stephen Beech Human breast milk regulates a baby’s mix of microbes – or microbiome – during the child’s first year of life, say scientists. That in turn lowers the…
Simpson AJ, Drake S, Healy L, Wang R, Bennett M, Wardman H, Durrington H, Fowler SJ, Murray CS, Simpson A. EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Sep 5;76:102813. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102813. Summary Background Considerable variability…
Makrinioti, Heidi et al European Respiratory Journal 64.3 (2024): 2400624. Abstract Since the publication of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) task force reports on the management of preschool wheezing in 2008 and 2014, a large body…
Bonnesen, B., Eklöf, J., Biering-Sørensen, T. et al. Respir Res 25, 339 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-024-02942-8 Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma can be treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) delivered by low…