Inhaled budesonide for chronic wheezing under 18 months of age.
The role of budesonide in controlling chest symptoms in infants was assessed. It was administered from a metered dose inhaler into a large volume spacer (Nebuhaler) with attache...
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Using a Qualitative Vignette to Explore a Complex Public Health Issue
This article discusses how qualitative vignettes were combined with interviews to explore a complex public health issue; that is, promoting unhealthy foods and beverages to chil...
Ubiquitous presence of cat allergen in cat-free buildings: probable dispersal from human clothing.
Fel d I has been found in almost all houses investigated, including those in which cats have never been present. These observations have not been explained. We measured Fel dI i...
A metal aerosol holding chamber devised for young children with asthma
The low tidal volume and flow in preschool children may reduce the efficiency of aerosol delivery from a pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) through a traditional holding ch...
Dynamic wait-listed designs for randomized trials: new designs for prevention of youth suicide
Background The traditional wait-listed design, where half are randomly assigned to receive the intervention early and half are randomly assigned to receive it later, is often ac...
Inhaler medicament effects on saliva and plaque pH in asthmatic children.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect on saliva and plaque pH of beta 2 agonist (salbutamol 400 mcg) and inhaler corticosteroid (fluticasonepropionate 2...
Relationship of Anxiety and Depression with Respiratory Symptoms: Comparison between Depressed and Non-Depressed Smokers in Singapore
The rising prevalence of smokers in the community, specifically psychiatric patients, necessitates smoking cessation as an important strategy for reducing the harmful effects of...
Integrated plasma cortisol concentration in children with asthma receiving long‐term inhaled corticosteroids
Abstract We assessed the effect of long‐term therapy with inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) on the pituitary—adrenal axis, by measuring the integrated concentration (IC)...
Neuroendocrine Response to L-5-Hydroxytryptophan Challenge in Prepubertal Major Depression
The neuroendocrine response to L-5-hydroxytryptophan was compared in 37 prepubertal children who met the Research Diagnostic Criteria for major depressive disorder with that in ...
cIMPACT‐NOW: a practical summary of diagnostic points from Round 1 updates
Abstract cIMPACT‐NOW (the Consortium to Inform Molecular and Practical Approaches to CNS Tumor Taxonomy) was established to provide a forum to evaluate and recommend proposed ch...