Top in allergy/asthma: What to know about wildfires; lower lung function near fast food
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As wildfires rage in Canada, raising new air quality concerns in the eastern United States, Healio has compiled a list of recent articles detailing the impacts of wildfires on allergy, asthma and beyond.
The articles discussed impacts on urban residents with respiratory allergies, children with asthma, atopic dermatitis, tuberculosis and more. It was the top story in allergy/asthma last week.
Another top story covered data indicating that children with asthma living within 500 meters of a fast-food restaurant had lower changes in lung function during an intervention, an effect that was strongest among those living within 300 feet or closer. The study of 80 children needs to be replicated in a larger trial, but it “highlights the importance again for us as physicians of paying attention to environmental factors that our patients face,” Franziska Rosser, MD, MPH, ATSF, of the department of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote.
Read these and more top stories in allergy/asthma below:
Wildfires have broad impact on respiratory and other health conditions
As hundreds of wildfires in Canada drive haze and smoke across the East Coast, patients and providers alike may worry about the effect on their health, including asthma and other illnesses. Read more.
Children with asthma who live near fast-food restaurants have lower lung function changes
Children with asthma who lived within 500 meters of a fast-food restaurant had smaller changes in lung function during an intervention, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Read more.
Program de-labels penicillin allergies among patients with hematologic malignancies
Patients with hematologic malignancies and penicillin or amoxicillin allergies passed challenges to these labels and received beta-lactam antibiotics, according to a study published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology. Read more.
Wireless device’s respiratory measurements correlate with standard of care
A wireless device that assesses respiratory measures in children with asthma produced results comparable to traditional measurements, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Read more.
Physicians encouraged to be proactive with patients with asthma during wildfire season
Wildfires such as the current blazes in Canada affecting air quality on the East Coast and in the Midwest are dangerous for patients with asthma and other respiratory diseases. Read more.