Asthma and insulin resistance in morbidly obese children and adolescents

BA Al-Shawwa, NH Al-Huniti, L DeMattia… - Journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Background. Obesity is well recognized as a state of increased insulin resistance and has
been implicated as a significant risk factor for both asthma prevalence and asthma severity in …

Defining common outcome metrics used in obstructive sleep apnea

BA Al-Shawwa, AN Badi, AN Goldberg… - Sleep medicine …, 2008 - Elsevier
Sleep-disordered breathing a spectrum that ranges from snoring through disorder of
increased airway resistance, to overt sleep apnea affects many clinical disease outcomes. …

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole plus topical antibiotics as therapy for acute otitis media with otorrhea caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant …

BA Al-Shawwa, D Wegner - Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To report our experience in identification and treatment of acute otitis media (AOM)
with otorrhea secondary to community-acquired methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(…

Hypercholesterolemia is a potential risk factor for asthma

B Al-Shawwa, N Al-Huniti, G Titus… - Journal of Asthma, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction. The effect of hyperlipidemia on asthma has never been addressed. Recent
literature implicates a pro-inflammatory role for hypercholesterolemia. This study evaluates the …

Vitamin D and sleep in children

B Al-Shawwa, Z Ehsan, DG Ingram - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2020 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: The impact of vitamin D on human health including sleep has been well
described in adults. Its deficiency has been associated with multiple sleep disorders such as …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid-onset obesity, hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation in Saudi Arabia

…, A Al-Shamrani, BA Al-Shawwa - Saudi medical journal, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rapid-onset obesity, hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation
(ROHHAD) is a rare disease, but could be fatal if not diagnosed early. It mimics many …

Terrible twos: intravenous iron ameliorates a toddler's iron deficiency and sleep disturbance

B Al-Shawwa, M Sharma, DG Ingram - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2022 - jcsm.aasm.org
The relation between iron deficiency and restless legs syndrome has been widely described
and investigated in both adults and children. However, the diagnosis of restless legs …

[HTML][HTML] Cystic fibrosis and renal disease: a case report

BA Al-Shawwa, AR Rao - Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2007 - Springer
Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease that is predominantly
seen in the Caucasian population and involves multiple organs. Traditionally it has been …

Outpatient health care utilization for sleep disorders in the Cerner Health Facts database

B Al-Shawwa, E Glynn, MA Hoffman… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Sleep disorders are common in the general population. This study aimed
to identify direct health care utilization for sleep disorders using big data through the Cerner …

Intravenous iron therapy in the pediatric sleep clinic: a single institution experience

DG Ingram, B Al-Shawwa, LM DelRosso… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Initial reports of intravenous (IV) iron administration have been promising
for children with restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, and restless sleep …