Glucocorticoids modulate the secretion of growth hormone (GH) by various and competing
effects on the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. The final effects of this modulation depend …

Nonadherence to treatment is an important influence on the health outcomes of children and
adolescents with pediatric asthma, which is the most prevalent childhood chronic illness …

BACKGROUND: Asthma control is now recognized as the main goal of asthma therapy.
Guidelines recommend finding the lowest effective dose of inhaled corticosteroids in …

BACKGROUND Asthma is increasingly prevalent worldwide, and novel strategies to prevent
or treat this disease are needed. Probiotic intervention has recently been reported to be …

Asthma is a common respiratory disease that chronically affects approximately 330 million
people worldwide and 30 million people in the United States (1-3). Despite its high …

Real-time medication monitoring (RTMM) is a promising tool for improving adherence to
inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), but has not been sufficiently tested in children with asthma. We …

Objectives The primary aims of the study were to:(a) describe the trajectories of adherence
to daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) medication for a year in economically disadvantaged …

Objective: We examined the impact of a novel, school nurse-supervised asthma therapy
program on healthcare utilization. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed charts of 84 …

Rationale: For children with symptomatic asthma despite low to moderate doses of inhaled
corticosteroids, evidence is still lacking whether to add a long-acting bronchodilator or to …

Asthmatics are at an increased risk of developing exacerbations after being infected by
respiratory viruses such as influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, and human and severe …