Could Antioxidants Prevent Wheezing in Infants Following Viral ARIs?
Oxidative stress may play an important role in the development of recurrent wheezing following viral ARIs in infancy.
Preventive Medicine
Can Rapid Viral Testing Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Use?
Molecular point-of-care testing for viruses led to more patients receiving single or brief doses of antibiotics without any evidence of increased harm.
Long-Acting Beta2-Agonists Do Not Increase Cardiovascular Risks
Combination therapy with an inhaled LABA and inhaled corticosteroid did not affect all-cause mortality in patients with COPD compared with inhaled placebo, LABA alone, or corticosterioid alone.
Safety Outcomes of Influenza Vaccine in Pregnancy
Birth weight and week’s gestation of infants at birth are not affected by maternal influenza vaccination during any trimester of pregnancy.
Double-dose IIV4 Safe and Effective in Young Children
Researchers evaluated whether administering double-dose IIV4 to children younger than 3 years of age improved protection against influenza B without increasing adverse events in a phase 3 trial.
LAIV May Be Safe in Children with Underlying Medical Conditions
The live attenuated influenza vaccine, LAIV, is safe in children under 2 with underlying medical conditions.
AHA Calls for Guidelines: Sleep Disorders Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risk
The American Heart Association panel found that sleep disorders are associated with adverse cardiometabolic risk profiles and outcomes.
Smoking Associated With Decreased Cardiac Function
Smoking correlated with increased measures of left ventricular mass and worsening diastolic function.
CPAP Therapy Did Not Prevent CV Events In Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Although patients in the CPAP group experienced improvements in quality of life, the therapy had no significant effects on the composite end point of death from any cardiovascular cause, MI, stroke, or hospitalization for various cardiovascular events.
Peripheral Artery Disease-Related Healthcare Costs Increase Due to Smoking
he average cost of health care for smokers was $64,041 compared to $45,918 for nonsmokers, based on the data from the one-year follow-up period.
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