A 15-year follow-up study of ventilatory function in adults with asthma

Article Abstract:

Lung function declines more rapidly in adults with asthma than adults without asthma. This was the conclusion of a 15-year study of 17,506 participants in the Copenhagen City Heart Study. A total of 1,095 had asthma. Compared to those without asthma, those with asthma experienced greater declines in FEV1, which is a measure of how much air can be exhaled from the lungs in one second. This was true even among non-smokers, but smokers with asthma had even greater declines in FEV1.

Usage, Development and progression, Asthma, Pulmonary function tests

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Should we operate on children with fluid in the middle ear?

Article Abstract:

Many children with an ear infection called otitis media may not need a tympanostomy tube. The tube is inserted through the eardrum to help drain the ear. A study published in 2001 found that untreated children were no more likely to have developmental disabilities at three years of age than treated children.

Editorial, Evaluation, Surgery, Otitis media, Middle ear ventilation

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