A cross-sectional follow-up study shows that most adults presenting to the emergency department for asthma care have a high burden of disease that precedes and follows the visit. Medscape Medical News
Researchers have developed a 3-dimensional scanner that combines positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in which PET spatial resolution and signal sensitivity are not compromised and MRI images are not substantially affected. Reuters Health Information
More than one in seven US children were dispensed an asthma-related medication during a 2-year period, according to findings from a large study, although many apparently did not have an asthma diagnosis. Reuters Health Information
This article introduces a 6-article supplement that was presented at an international symposium held in Madrid, Spain, on May 4-5, 2007, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Early immunologic challenge may play a role in the expression of childhood leukemia, according to Canadian researchers reporting in the March 1st issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. Reuters Health Information
The FDA has issued a MedWatch Safety alert informing doctors and patients that it is investigating a possible link between use of montelukast and changes in mood and behavior as well as suicidality and suicide. Medscape Medical News
The authors report on the prevalence of baseline serologic markers and examine factors associated with past or current infection and with prior successful immunization. Journal of Viral Hepatitis