Inhaled steroids for young children with recurrent wheezing: friend or foe?

Inhaled Corticosteroids and Growth of Airway Function in Asthmatic Children

growth, serum insulin-like growth factor–binding protein 3, cortisol, osteocalcin, and alkaline phosphatase. Clinical and safety outcomes were assessed before and after 6 months of treatment in both treatment and placebo groups. Results. Mean wheezing episodes were 6.0 1.9, 1.9 1.9, and 2.8 1.2 per patient for placebo, 100g fluticasone, and 250g fluticasone groups, respectively. Mean days of al...

Kant: Friend or Foe of the Believer? Plantinga and Other American Christian Responses to Kant's Epistemology

The Effects of Inhaled Steroids on Recurrent Wheeze After Acute Bronchiolitis

Background. Acute bronchiolitis infection during infancy is associated with an increased risk of asthma later in life. The objective of this study was to determine if inhaled steroids are effective in preventing the development of recurrent wheeze or asthma following acute bronchiolitis. Methods. Multiple databases and bibliographies of selected references were searched. Inclusion required (a) ...

Efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in infants and preschoolers with recurrent wheezing and asthma: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in infants and preschoolers with recurrent wheezing or asthma. METHODS Randomized, prospective, controlled trials published January 1996 to March 2008 with a minimum of 4 weeks of inhaled corticosteroids versus placebo were retrieved through Medline, Embase, and Central databases. The primary outcome was wheezing/asthma exacerbation...

Apocrine Metaplasia in Intraductal Papilloma with Foci of DCIS: A Friend or Foe?

Malignant papillary neoplasms of the breast comprise a number of microscopically distinct lesions, where apocrine metaplasia is commonly found in papillomas compared to other papillary lesions including papillary carcinomas. However, association of apocrine metaplasia in papilloma with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) is not very well defined. The lesions with apocrine metaplasia are not only di...