The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
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J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. · Mar 2006
IPEADAM study: indoor endotoxin exposure, family status, and some housing characteristics in English children.
Many environmental factors have been investigated to determine their involvement in the asthma epidemic. ⋯ There are no direct clinical implications of this research, although it needs interpreting with other clinical data on endotoxin exposure in epidemiologic settings.
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J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. · Mar 2006
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyAsthma control can be maintained when fluticasone propionate/salmeterol in a single inhaler is stepped down.
Asthma control is the goal of treatment, but little data exist to support treatment strategies for stepping down treatment once control has been achieved. ⋯ In patients achieving asthma control with FSC 250/50 microg twice daily, stepping treatment down to a lower dose of FSC 100/50 microg twice daily is more effective than switching to an inhaled corticosteroid alone.