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Asthma: LABA + Steroids Not a Winning Combo for Blacks
MedPage Today Asthma exacerbations were not reduced in black adults when a long acting beta-agonist (LABA) was added to treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), a randomized trial concluded. The mean number of exacerbations was 0.42 exacerbations per … Study compares combination treatments for black adults with asthma The JAMA … |
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EU Committee Rejects Budesonide/Salmeterol Combo for Asthma
Medscape The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a negative recommendation on the marketing application for anti-asthma combination medication budesonide/salmeterol (Labazenit, … |
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Amino acid linked to asthma, obesity combo
Futurity: Research News "We will soon begin a small pilot study to see whether citrulline supplements can help alleviate symptoms in patients who fit this profile of late-onset asthma, obesity and decreased exhaled NO," says lead author Fernando Holguin. (Credit: Jessica … |
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Health Watch: Promising 'Combo Inhaler' For Asthma Patients
CBS Local MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nine people die from asthma each day in the U.S. Now, a new study looks at patients who have trouble controlling their condition and suggests possibly changing the way doctors treat them. Currently, many asthma patients have … Study suggests new treatment methods for asthma sufferers NZ tech leads in treatment of asthma Studies support combined prevention and rescue asthma inhaler |
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 Telegraph.co.uk |
Single combo inhaler beats standard rx in asthma
Medical Xpress Maintenance and reliever therapy with a single inhaled corticosteroid plus a rapid-onset, long-acting, ?2 agonist (formoterol) seems beneficial for patients with asthma, according to two studies published in the March issue of The Lancet Respiratory … Single Combined Asthma Inhaler Better Than Recommended Treatment Asthma: Single-Inhaler Therapy May Trump Standard Care Combo Inhaler May Be Better for Some With Asthma |
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Combo Inhaler May Be Better for Some With Asthma
WebMD "The SMART regime was more effective as a treatment for asthma than the conventional treatment, where you just use a inhaler at a fixed maintenance dose and a short-acting inhaler for the relief of symptoms," said Dr. Richard Beasley, director of the … Single Combined Asthma Inhaler Better Than Recommended Treatment Asthma: Single-Inhaler Therapy May Trump Standard Care Dual-purpose asthma inhalers more effective |
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Combo Inhaler May Give Better Relief for Some With Asthma
U.S. News & World Report "The SMART regime was more effective as a treatment for asthma than the conventional treatment, where you just use a inhaler at a fixed maintenance dose and a short-acting inhaler for the relief of symptoms," said Dr. Richard Beasley, director of the … Single inhaler asthma therapy better at preventing attacks than recommended … |
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CHEST: Asthma Combo Works for COPD
MedPage Today Explain that an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-agonist combination (mometasone and formoterol) approved for asthma improves lung function in patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) according to two … Mometasone With Formoterol Effective in COPD |
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Ventura bags major US partner for COPD/asthma combo copy
Pharma Times … division of an undisclosed leading international pharmaceutical company" for VR315, a combination therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma that is widely thought to be a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's blockbuster Advair. … Vectura Signs Up US Partner For VR315 Lung Drug Vectura signs US license agreement for VR315 product Vectura gets new US partner for copy of lung drug |
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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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