Clinical Notes: Pneumococcal vaccine now recommended for patients with asthma Ragwitek: new sublingual immunotherapy for ragweed allergyOnce-daily treatment should be started at least 12 weeks before the ragweed season Benzodiazepines worsen outcomes in elderly patients with COPD Prescribing a benzodiazepine increases outpatient exacerbations and emerg visits for COPD or pneumonia. Gender difference seen with chronic rhinosinusitis Female patients with nasal polyps have more severe disease than males Is it asthma or is it COPD? Treatment often involves the same medications, but distinguishing between these two conditions is critical Occupational asthma: Diagnose it early Prompt management can head off further lung damage Q&A: Asthma and the microbiome Emerging research suggests resident micro-organisms influence lung health. What might that mean for clinical practice? Clinical Pearls: Motivating patients to quit smoking Allergic rhinitis linked with better vascular health, lower mortality But heart disease more common in asthma patients Food allergy can return in a different form Eosinophilic esophagitis can strike after original allergy outgrown First Previous 39 40 41 42 43 Next Last
