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Asthma Experts Advise Pediatricians Pediatricians need to diagnose asthma earlier and identify allergy triggers if they want to achieve better outcomes with their asthma patients, according to allergy and asthma experts who spoke at an educational program sponsored by National Jewish Health.
Immunologists Kappler, Marrack Elected to Institute of Medicine National Jewish Health Immunologists Phillippa Marack and John Kappler have been elected to the Institute of Medicine
Family Air Care Launch Home owners, buyers and renters can now assure that their indoor environment is healthy and safe with an easy-to-use kit manufactured and serviced by the nation’s number one respiratory hospital, National Jewish Health. The Family Air Care Indoor Allergens and Mold Test Kit reports levels of the most common indoor allergens and a relative moldiness index. The product will be especially useful for millions of people with allergies and asthma, who can benefit from lower exposure to allergens and irritants in their environment.
Steroids Not as Effective in Overweight Asthma Patients Researchers at National Jewish Health have shown that glucocorticoids, the primary controller medication for asthma, are 40 percent less effective in overweight and obese asthma patients than in those of normal weight.
2008 Top Docs Twenty-one physicians at National Jewish Medical and Research Center were named “Top Docs” in the annual ranking of Denver-area physicians by 5280 magazine. This list is compiled through a survey of more than 7,500 Denver metro-area doctors, who are asked, specialty by specialty, which physicians they would trust to treat them or their families.
Asthma Experts Advise Pediatricians
Immunologists Kappler, Marrack Elected to Institute of Medicine
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Monitoring Nitric Oxide Does Not Improve on Guidelines-Based Asthma Management New research, which will be published in the Sept. 20 issue of The Lancet, indicates that adolescent and young adult patients whose asthma is managed according to the latest NIH guidelines do not benefit from the addition of nitric-oxide monitoring.
Simple Test Detects Major Lung Disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, yet the National Institutes of Health estimates that 12 million people with the disease don’t even know they have it. A simple test, called spirometry can help diagnose COPD. Free spirometry tests will be offered on four dates in December at select SmartCare Family Medical Centers.
New Tool Helps Children Get Asthma Under Control A simple, new questionnaire can identify children with poorly controlled asthma who needlessly suffer asthma symptoms that limit their daily activities. National Jewish pediatrician Andy Liu, M.D., recently described the development of the test and research demonstrating its validity and clinical utility.
Don’t Limit Diet Because of Unfounded Food-Allergy Fears Many people unnecessarily avoid certain foods because of mistaken fears about food allergies. Pediatric allergist David Fleischer, M.D., offers advice for accurately diagnosing food allergies.
Simple Test Can Help Detect Common Lung Disease If you are a smoker or former smoker you should have a simple lung-function test, called spirometry. Spirometry can help detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a disease caused primarily by smoking tobacco and the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.
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