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LABAs in Asthma Defended at AAAAI Meeting
MedPage Today By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today ORLANDO — Despite FDA statements to the contrary, there is no hard evidence that long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) drugs increase the risk of death or severe exacerbations in asthma patients when combined with … |
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AAAAI: Corticosteroid Response in Asthma Impacted by BMI
Doctors Lounge For children with asthma, an increased body mass index is associated with a decreased response to corticosteroids and increased daily requirements for inhaled corticosteroids, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy … |
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AAAAI: Prevalence of Asthma, Hay Fever Lower Among Amish
Doctors Lounge The prevalence of asthma, hay fever, and allergic sensitization is significantly lower among the Amish population than among Swiss children, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, … Farm Living Linked to Low Asthma Prevalence Amish children exhibited lower incidence of asthma, allergic sensitization |
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AAAAI: Asthma Risk Not Affected by Delivery, Birth Weight
MedPage Today Explain that three different studies from the Mayo Clinic used propensity scoring to look at birth conditions and the development of asthma before age 6; mode of delivery, birth weight, and late preterm birth were not associated with an increase in … |
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AAAAI: Combined OCPs Not Tied to Respiratory Issues
Doctors Lounge The investigators found that the use of progestin-estrogen OCPs was not associated with lower respiratory tract infections, wheezing, or asthma among offspring. However, progestin-only pill use in the year prior to pregnancy had a slight positive … Moms' Use of 'the Pill' Won't Raise Kids' Asthma Risk: Study |
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AAAAI: Asthma Tied to Higher Risk of Certain Diseases
Doctors Lounge Asthma appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, held from March 18 to 22 … Asthma may be linked to increased incidence of diabetes, heart disease Study Ties Asthma to Higher Odds for Diabetes, Heart Disease Asthma May Raise Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease |
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AAAAI: Long-Acting Beta Agonist Combo Okay for Kids
MedPage Today Explain that a single-center retrospective study found no increase in pediatric intensive care unit admissions for asthma patients on the combination of long-acting beta agonists and inhaled corticosteroids. Note that the study compared outcomes for … No Benefit to Increased Inhaled Steroids in Asthma Exacerbation |
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AAAAI: Asthma Patients More Likely to Have Diabetes
MedPage Today SAN FRANCISCO — Patients diagnosed with asthma are more than twice as likely as nonasthmatics to also be diagnosed with diabetes, researchers said here. In addition, researchers working with a Mayo … Link between asthma and higher risk of diabetes reported |
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AAAAI: Asthma Tracks Childhood Obesity
MedPage Today Explain that overweight children who become overweight as young adults appeared to have an increased risk of developing asthma compared with children who didn't carry around extra pounds. Note that that children who are overweight as 6-8 years olds and … People with asthma at greater risk of diabetes, heart disease–study |
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