The best treatment option for childhood asthma, which is presently not very uncommon in India, is to give inhaled corticosteroids as controller or preventer therapy. International Respiratory societies and working groups have recommended the use of inhaled steroids to achieve asthma control and improve quality of life (QoL) of these children over many years now. […]

The use of e-cigarettes or other ‘vaping’ devices has become the new fashionable habit not only amongst adults but also teens and young adults. Vaping is extremely rampant globally and in the United States of America,1 in 4 high school students and 1 in 25 middle school students were found to have used a vaping […]

Allergy test can be really beneficial in children with allergic manifestations. Skin prick test is a type of allergy test in which sensitization to different allergens can be demonstrated on the skin. This helps in identifying culprit allergens so that avoidance measures can be implemented. Knowledge of allergen sensitization and its correlation with clinical history […]

Stridor is a loud high-pitched sound that is produced while breathing when a baby tries to breathe through a blocked or narrow upper airway. This block can be in the nose, throat, pharynx or in the voice box or larynx.  Stridor can be present in a baby since birth or can develop later in life. […]

Cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) is one of the most common food allergies that affects infants. Infants present with severe colic, reflux, blood in stools or watery stools and sometimes skin rash. Once diagnosed, the simple treatment is complete elimination of cow’s milk from the diet of the infant. That implies, complete elimination of dairy […]

Food allergies are not uncommon even in Indian children, however they are not commonly diagnosed since the symptoms of food allergy are mostly non-specific. Most common food allergy is Cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA). In this allergy the child has difficulty digesting the proteins present in bovine milk (cow’s milk or buffalo milk). As a […]