The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice
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J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract · Jan 2016
An Electronic Asthma Self-Management Intervention for Young African American Adults.
Health disparities are seen in many chronic conditions including asthma. Young African American adults represent a population at high risk for poor asthma outcomes due to both their minority status and the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood. Recruitment and retention has been challenging in this demographic stratum, and traditional asthma education is often not feasible. ⋯ The Breathe Michigan program is feasible for recruitment and retention, and demonstrated an improvement in asthma control and quality of life for young African American adults.
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J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract · Nov 2015
Risk of Asthma in Late Preterm Infants: A Propensity Score Approach.
The risk of asthma, specifically in former late preterm infants, has not been well defined. Covariate imbalance and lack of controlling for this has led to inconsistent results in prior studies. ⋯ A late preterm birth history is not independently associated with childhood asthma, as the reported risk of asthma among former late preterm infants appears to be due to covariate imbalance.
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Information regarding the clinical features and management of drug-induced anaphylaxis (DIA) in Latin America is lacking. ⋯ In Latin American patients referred for evaluation of DIA, NSAIDs and antibiotics were implicated in approximately 80% of cases. Most of these reactions were treated in the emergency department. Epinephrine was administered in only 27.6% of all cases, although more frequently for anaphylactic shock. Dissemination of anaphylaxis guidelines among emergency department physicians should be encouraged to improve management of DIA.