George T. Griffing, MD, Professor of Medicine, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri; Editor-in-Chief, Internal Medicine, eMedicine, discusses whether we should believe in fibromyalgia. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
New research indicates that 17q21 genetic variants and early exposure to environmental tobacco smoke work together to increase the risk of early-onset asthma. Reuters Health Information
Systemic prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production differs in aspirin-sensitive and non-sensitive asthmatic patients, according to a report in the January Thorax. Reuters Health Information
Sublingual immunotherapy reduces symptom scores and rescue medication use in children with allergic asthma, according to findings published in the March issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information
Robert Gaynes, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine and CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, details how to rescue antimicrobials for continued use. Medscape General Medicine