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B M Guyer

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PubMed1988

A short exercise and living course for asthmatics.

A 5-day, non-residential exercise and living course for children with asthma is described as a feature of a programme of outpatient physiotherapy. Eleven children undertaking such a course were compared with 10 asthmatic children in a control group. The subject group showed, in the short term at least, an improvement in bronchial lability, peak flow rates, nocturnal and daytime wheeze, and activity compared with the controls. These findings were statistically significant. There was no difference between the groups in the number of days on which extra medication was taken. A short, sharp course is of benefit physically, socially and psychologically to children with asthma.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1985

Recurrent croup.

Thirty one of 486 children followed from birth had recurrent croup in the first four years of life. Twenty one were boys, and 10 girls. Recurrent croup occurred significantly more often in families with a positive history of allergy but was not significantly associated with the initial feeding method.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1981

Clinical manifestations of allergy related to breast and cows' milk feeding.

The frequency of allergic manifestations in the first year of life was studied. The prevalence of allergic signs affecting the skin and respiratory tract in infants who had been started on breast feeding was compared with the prevalence of such signs in infants started on cows' milk formulae. The relationship of allergy to family history was investigated. Eczema and rhinitis were found to be present as often in the initially breast-fed group as in the initially cows' milk-fed group. Bottle-fed infants developed asthma and bronchitis more often than their breast-fed counterparts. Infants of allergic parents exhibited more allergy than those from non-allergic families, and this difference was particularly pronounced for asthma or bronchitis. Breast feeding gave some protection against the development of respiratory tract allergies in infants of non-allergic parents. Among the infants with a positive family history of allergy, fewer with eczema or chronic rhinitis were found in the initially breast-fed group group but this did not achieve statistical significance.

Adult↗
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Oxolinic acid in urinary tract infection: a multi-centre trial.

A single-blind trial of oxolinic acid (750 mg. twice-daily for 14 days) and ampicillin (500 mg. 3-times daily for 14 days) in 60 cases with urinary tract symptoms showed superior results with oxolinic acid: 94% of pathogens were sensitive to oxolinic acid and 69% were sensitive to ampicillin. Sympotomatic relief and bacterial eradication occurred earlier in the oxolinic acid group.

Adolescent↗