The last couple of decades have seen an explosion in our interest and understanding of the
role of vitamin D in the regulation of immunity. At the molecular level, the hormonal form of …

Prolonged excess of glucocorticoids (GCs) has adverse systemic effects leading to
significant morbidities and an increase in mortality. Metabolic alterations associated with the …

Background Phenotypic presentations in young children with asthma are varied and might
contribute to differential responses to asthma controller medications. Methods The …

Osteoporosis poses a significant health burden for the elderly. Although the medical
community recognizes the considerable impact of this disease in adulthood, many primary …

Abstract The Saudi Initiative for Asthma 2021 (SINA-2021) is the fifth version of asthma
guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma for adults and children, which is …

OBJECTIVE: Synthesize the evidence of the effects of daily inhaled corticosteroids (ICS),
intermittent ICS, and montelukast in preventing severe exacerbations among preschool …

Background Treatment guidelines for asthma recommend inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) as
first‐line therapy for children with persistent asthma. Although ICS treatment is generally …

Despite the availability of several formulations of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and delivery
devices for treatment of childhood asthma and despite the development of evidence-based …

Background Despite remarkable advances in our understanding of asthma, there are still
several unmet needs associated with the management of pediatric asthma. Methods A two …

Background Long-term inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) may reduce growth velocity and final
height of children with asthma. We aimed to evaluate the association between ICS use of> …