ASNC: Novel Imaging Agent Safe in Airway Disease Patients – MedPage Today

ASNC: Novel Imaging Agent Safe in Airway Disease Patients
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PHILADELPHIA — A novel pharmacologic stress agent for myocardial perfusion imaging, apadenoson (Stedivaze), was well tolerated in patients with asthma and
Lexiscan® (Regadenoson) Injection Study in Subjects With Asthma or Chronic PR Newswire (press release)

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Lung disease drug used to treat hard to control asthma – Health Jackal


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Lung disease drug used to treat hard to control asthma
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According to a new study the drug tiotropium, commonly used to treat lung disease, can also be used as an option to manage hard to control asthma.
Adding Another Drug Beats Doubling Dose in AsthmaMedPage Today
Common COPD drug may help treat hard-to-control asthmaKWMU
Possible alternate therapy for adults with poorly controlled asthmaEurekAlert (press release)

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Allergy Sufferers May Be at Higher Risk of Heart Disease – AOL Health (blog)


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Allergy Sufferers May Be at Higher Risk of Heart Disease
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Taking into account factors such as age and asthma, they saw a 2.6-fold increase in the risk of heart disease in those with wheezing as a symptom and a 40
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Avoid Sneezing and Wheezing on the RunAbout.com: Health
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Systemic lupus erythematosus: From mouse models to human disease and treatment

On Sept. 2-3, 2010, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) will convene a two-day conference on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: From Mouse Models to Human Disease and Treatment. This meeting will bring together basic research scientists working on models of autoimmune disease relevant to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with clinicians treating lupus patients. There are numerous mouse models of lupus, but their relevance to the actual disorder is still a subject for debate. Moreover, since SLE is a heterogeneous disease, some features of the disorder may be better reflected in one or another mouse model.

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