Nebulized hypertonic saline is an emerging therapy for this indication. Viral bronchiolitis is the most common diagnosis at hospitalization for infants younger than 1 year of age. It results in approximately 150,000 hospitalizations each year at a cost of more than $500 million, according to a study published in 2006 (Pediatrics 2006;118:2418-23). Yet so far, nothing we give our patients really works. Nebulized hypertonic saline is garnering enthusiasm because there is a consistent set of...

From 6th to 9th November 2010, the 8th Asia Pacific Congress of Asthma, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology was held at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, in conjunction with the 2010 Congress of the Asia Pacific Association of Paediatric Allergy, Respirology and Immunology. New approaches to the treatment of asthma Allergy in early life symposium New approaches to the treatment of asthma When asthma was first recognised as a disease entity in the...