BACKGROUND Long-term inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) may reduce growth velocity and final height of children with asthma. We aimed to evaluate the association between ICS use of >12 months and growth. METHODS We initially searched MEDLINE and EMBASE in July 2013, followed by a PubMed search updated to December 2014. We selected RCTs and controlled observational studies of ICS use in patients wi...

BACKGROUND Knowledge regarding normal upper airway anatomy is essential for airway management and is required to prevent malpositioning of endotracheal tubes. We evaluated the length of the upper airway in Korean children and adults who had no abnormality of the upper airway using a fiberoptic bronchoscope. METHODS Eighty seven patients aged 5 to 81 years undergoing noninvasive elective surge...

Grape is important crop with high nutritional value, however there is a great need for improving the quality of the crop. Cultures were maintained in vitro on MS medium supplemented with 2.5 mg/L BAP+ TDZ 3.0 mg/ L. The effect of different doses of gamma irradiation as well as chemical mutagenesis by Sodium azide was studied. It was noted that doses up to 5 Gy helped to increase plant height fr...

A 10-year-old child with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency was treated with recombinant methionyl human growth hormone (m-hGH, Somatonorm) at a dose of 14 IU/week. Height increased from 122.3 to 126.5 cm during the first 9 months of treatment (5.6 cm/y), but only from 126.5 to 126.6 cm during the next 3 month of treatment (0.4 cm/y). Anti-hGH antibody was detected at 2 months of treatment, r...

BACKGROUND An optimal treatment for tall stature in boys in terms of efficacy and safety is not available. Treatment with somatostatin analogue 201-995 (SMS) has been tried with positive short-term results. METHODS We evaluated the effect of SMS treatment on reducing adult height. Over 2 years, 16 boys presenting to our university hospital with tall stature (constitutional tall stature (n = 1...