Spring has Sprung: Does Your Child Have Allergies or Asthma?

HENDERSON, Nev. (March 25, 2013)¬- Now that spring has arrived, children across the Valley may wake up in the middle of the night with difficulty breathing. Parents are often left to wonder what it may be. Good Night Pediatrics, open every day from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. at 2651 N. Green Valley Pkwy., is there to help diagnose the problem, whether it’s a common cold or something more serious like allergies or asthma.....

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Sublingual Immunotherapy May Be Useful for Asthma, Allergies

A systematic review of 63 studies with 5131 participants found moderate support for sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and asthma.
Sandra Y. Lin, MD, an associate professor of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and colleagues published their findings March 27 in JAMA.....

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Review article examines sublingual immunotherapy for treatment of allergic rhinitis and asthma

In an examination of a type of treatment for allergic rhinitis and asthma that is used in Europe but not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, researchers found moderate strength in the evidence from previous studies to support the use of sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of these conditions, according to an article in the March 27 issue of JAMA. Sublingual immunotherapy involves administration of aqueous allergens under the tongue for local absorption to desensitize the allergic individual over an extended treatment period to diminish allergic symptoms.....

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