Chuck Green

Adalimumab has the potential to serve an important role in management of chronic and refractory noninfectious uveitis and associated macular edema with low rates of serious adverse events in the long term, according to a recent report. That includes pediatric patients.

Cytomegalovirus or CMV’s an etiological factor in patients with hypertensive anterior uveitis in Korea, according to a recent study.

Severe asthma persists in nonsmoking and smoking patients on currently recommended therapy despite suppressed tissue inflammation within the proximal airway wall, according to a recent report.

Noninfectious uveitis (NIU) is more prevalent among female than male adults and the number of cases increase in tandem with age, according to a recent study.

Comprehensive care of post-9/11 asthma in adolescents should include management of mental health-related comorbidities, according to a recent report.

During a pediatric asthma attack physicians rely on intravenous aminophylline. A UK study questions whether the dosing regimens have been properly researched and calls for studies that better define therapeutic ranges.

After an ischemic stroke, oral anti-coagulants reduce the risk of recurrence, but does giving these drugs early increase the risk of intracranial bleeding? A study found such early dosing does not appear to add to the chances of such a hemorrhage.