In asthma patients, dynamic hyperinflation following methacholine challenge is greater in obese individuals than in their nonobese counterparts, which helps explain why asthma is perceived to be more severe in patients with a higher body mass index (BMI), investigators in New Zealand report. Reuters Health Information
In a study of UK children born between 2000 and 2002, roughly 89% had been immunized with measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine by 3 years of age, but this is not enough to ensure adequate disease control, a new report indicates. Reuters Health Information
For sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) of seasonal allergic rhinitis, grass pollen tablets with an index of reactivity (IR) of 300 provide the best risk-benefit ratio, new research indicates. Reuters Health Information
Levels of the chitinase-like protein YKL-40 are increased in the serum and lungs of patients with asthma and correlate with disease severity, researchers report. Reuters Health Information
