Do higher out-of-pocket costs reduce the use of some medications?
June 1st 2012A study of asthma medication use and asthma-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits showed that in children aged 5 years and older, greater cost sharing for asthma medications is associated with a slight reduction in medication use and higher rates of asthma hospitalization.
Neonatal immune response predicts viral illness
May 31st 2012Newborns with a decreased innate response to viruses have more viral respiratory infections in their first year of life than infants with a stronger immune response, a new study reports. What therapy might help protect newborns against viral infection, including seasonal influenza?
School-based influenza immunization may increase coverag
October 1st 2010To identify parents' beliefs and barriers related to influenza immunization of school-aged children and to evaluate how accepting parents are of school-based influenza immunization, investigators surveyed parents of students at an elementary school in Salt Lake City, Utah.