Background Despite its proven efficacy in improving symptoms and reducing exacerbations,
many patients with asthma are not fully adherent to their steroid inhaler. Suboptimal …

Asthma is the leading chronic disease among children in most industrialized countries.
However, the evidence base on specific aspects of pediatric asthma, including therapeutic …

Inhaled corticosteroids play a pivotal role in the treatment of asthma. Inhalation permits
effective delivery of the corticosteroid in high concentration to target sites within the lung …

Background: Longitudinal bone growth is regulated by multiple endocrine signals (eg,
growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor I, estrogen, and androgen) and local factors (eg …

Background: Asthma is a chronic disease with a heterogeneous phenotype that is often
associated with allergic sensitization in childhood. The earliest definable form of asthma is …

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) remain a vital part of the management of persistent asthma, but
concerns have been raised about their potential adverse effects in children. This review …

The present authors evaluated adrenal reserve in asthmatic children on long-term inhaled
corticosteroids and whether possible adrenal suppression could be predicted by growth …

The Joint Task Force for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology was charged with formulating a …

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an inflammatory disease of the esophagus triggered by
foods and possibly environmental allergens. Common conditions that mimic EoE include …

Background: Earlier 1-year growth studies that used older inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)
formulations consistently showed that ICS, but not intranasal corticosteroids (INCS) …