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• Gene variations predict breast cancer sleep disturbance
• Inhaled corticosteroids increase pneumonia risk in asthma
• Early respiratory infections linked to Type 1 diabetes
• Respiratory infection antibiotic guidance often ignored
• Multiple factors linked to recurrent infant AOM, treatment failure
• Vitamin D supplementation falls short in pneumonia prevention
• Atopic disease, IgE antibodies increase risk for adult RTI

Gene variations predict breast cancer sleep disturbance Posted: 15 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified cytokine gene variations in women with breast cancer that may help to identify those at increased risk for sleep disturbance following surgery.

Inhaled corticosteroids increase pneumonia risk in asthma Posted: 15 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research from the UK indicates that the use of inhaled corticosteroids is independently associated with an increased risk for pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infection in patients with asthma.

Early respiratory infections linked to Type 1 diabetes Posted: 08 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers from Germany have found that respiratory infections in early life are linked to islet autoimmunity, implicating them as a potential risk factor in the development of Type 1 diabetes.

Respiratory infection antibiotic guidance often ignored Posted: 01 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers from the USA say that more must be done to improve adherence to guidelines for antibiotic prescriptions for upper respiratory tract infections, sinusitis, and pharyngitis.

Multiple factors linked to recurrent infant AOM, treatment failure Posted: 25 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers from Egypt have identified several clinical factors that significantly increase the risk for recurrent acute otitis media in infants.

Vitamin D supplementation falls short in pneumonia prevention Posted: 18 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Results from a series of case–control studies involving over 135,000 participants have failed to show any benefit of vitamin D supplementation in the prevention of pneumonia.

Atopic disease, IgE antibodies increase risk for adult RTI Posted: 11 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Study data from Finland confirm that atopic disease increases the risk for both lower and upper respiratory tract infection in working-age adults.

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