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Asthma Treatment Before School Cuts Exacerbations
MedPage Today Inner city children with asthma had fewer exacerbations when pretreated prior to the start of school, according to a randomized clinical trial. The trial, published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, found that adding omalizumab to … |
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Early exposure to dogs cuts down allergies, asthma risk
WGEM They found children exposed to dogs as a baby had a reduced risk of asthma as they got older. Doctor Jason Knuffman at Quincy Medical Group says its all part of the "hygiene hypothesis" centered around the dirt and dust dogs often carry inside of a … Children Exposed To Domestic Animals Have Lesser Risk Of Having Asthma, Study Says Decreased Asthma Risk In Children Raised With Dogs Dogs can help prevent asthma in kids |
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Vitamin D cuts asthma exacerbation by 74% in children: Review
NutraIngredients.com "Our findings indicate a lack of evidence supporting the routine use of vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of ARI in healthy children; however, they suggest that such supplementation may benefit children previously diagnosed with asthma." … |
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Bariatric surgery cuts asthma-related hospital visits
Clinical Advisor HealthDay News — In obese patients, bariatric surgery cuts the risk of an emergency department visit or hospitalization for asthma, results of a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology suggest. “Research on nonsurgical weight … Bariatric Surgery May Help Reduce Asthma Exacerbations |
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Investigational Asthma Treatment Cuts Exacerbation Rates in Half
Pharmacy Times (registration) The study compared the anti-interleukin-5 (IL-5) monoclonal antibody, reslizumab, with placebo in 953 patients with both asthma and elevated blood eosinophil levels. The research team found that patients treated with reslizumab in the first study … |
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Anti-IL-5 Cuts Exacerbations in Eosinophil Asthma
MedPage Today In one of the studies, the clinical asthma exacerbation (CAE) rate was halved (rate ratio 0.50, 95% CI 0.37-0.67, P<0.0001) among patients receiving reslizumab compared with those given placebo, reported Mario Castro, MD, MPH, of Washington University … Investigational drug can reduce asthma flareups Investigational biologics among emerging therapies for severe asthma Investigational Drug Could Reduce Asthma Flareups |
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Did Budget Cuts Cause a 12-Year-Old to Die of Asthma?
AllGov A West Philadelphia schoolgirl died following an asthma flare up at school, where no nurse was available to help the student due to budget cuts, a lawsuit contends. Laporshia Massey, 12, was declared dead at a local hospital in September 2013. The … |
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Spiriva Cuts Flares in Heavily Treated Asthma
MedPage Today SAN DIEGO — Tiotropium (Spiriva) Respimat improved lung function and cut exacerbations in severe asthma patients who had already maxed out other treatment options, pooled analysis of two phase III trials showed. Tiotropium cut severe exacerbations … |
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Roche drug cuts asthma attacks, improves lung function -study
Reuters The biotech drug lebrikizumab, which was developed by Roche Holding's Genentech unit, was tested at three doses in patients whose asthma was not sufficiently controlled even with high-dose, inhaled corticosteroids and a second asthma-controlling … |
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Fiber-Rich Diet Cuts Asthma in Mice
Scientist WIKIMEDIA, JON SULLIVANAsthma rates in Western countries have surged in recent decades, perhaps in part because of eating habits that largely ignore fiber. Researchers have shown that mice fed a low-fiber diet reacted more strongly with asthma-like … Can eating produce help with asthma? Eating more fruit and vegetables may help with asthma Dietary Fiber Found In Fruits And Vegetables Help Protect Against Asthma |
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