Atopic Dermatitis
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Cool, Dry Weather Boosts Eczema Risk
Major Finding: Children living in areas of the country in the top tertiles for mean annual outdoor temperature and highest relative humidity were...
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Eczema Therapy Response Varies by Filaggrin Mutation
Major Finding: Patients with at least one null allele for R501X were 55% less likely than the group as a whole to report being symptom free for 6...
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Lone Star Tick Spreading Vegetarianism
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Poor Dental Health Noted in Children With Atopy
Major Finding: Bleeding gums within the past 12 months occurred in 2.9% of children without atopic dermatitis, 4.3% of those with mild or moderate...
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Daily Emollient Prevented Eczema in 67% of High-Risk Infants
Major Finding: The 6-month cumulative incidence of investigator-diagnosed eczema was 21.8% in the daily emollient group, compared with 43.3% in...
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Calcineurin Inhibitors Are Steroid Sparing in Chronic Hand Dermatitis
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Food Allergies Up 33% in U.S. Kids
Major Finding: During 2007-2008, 4.8% of surveyed U.S.
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Steroid Exposure Risk High in 'Allergic Triad'
Major Finding: Treatment with corticosteroids for both conditions was found in 55% of children with asthma and allergic rhinitis, 59% of those...
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Food Allergic Infants More Likely to Have Vitamin D Insufficiency
Major Finding: Vitamin D–insufficient infants were 3.8-fold more likely to have a food allergy than controls.Data Source: Findings were from an...
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Food Allergy Exacerbates Pediatric Asthma Severity
Major Finding: Among asthmatic children in the U.S., 73% with a food allergy used controller medication vs.
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Antibiotics Lead Outpatient Cutaneous Adverse Drug Events
Major Finding: Antibiotics caused the most cutaneous adverse drug events (23%), followed by cardiovascular agents (7%) and agents primarily...