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Episode 391: PREMIUM – 3 studies that will leave you short of breath

In episode 391, Mike and James have yet again a PREMIUM moment that will leave you short of breath. We go over 2 new studies that looked at asthma action plans and does increasing doses of inhaled corticosteroids work. In the last study we go over a comparison of vaginal estradiol, vaginal moisturizer or placebo for perimenopausal vulvovaginal symptoms, and placebo ends up working as well as anything else.

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1) Quintupling Inhaled Glucocorticoids to Prevent Childhood Asthma Exacerbations

N Engl J Med 2018;378:891-901

2) Quadrupling Inhaled Glucocorticoid Dose to Abort Asthma Exacerbations

N Engl J Med 2018;378:902-910

3) Efficacy of Vaginal Estradiol or Vaginal Moisturizer vs Placebo for Treating Postmenopausal Vulvovaginal Symptoms

JAMA Intern Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.0116

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