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Overweight children displayed poorer asthma control than lean children
Healio Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study of 21 lean children (20% to 65% BMI; mean age, 12.8 years; 67% boys) and 35 overweight and obese children (?85% BMI; mean age, 12.5 years; 57% boys) with persistent, early-onset asthma. Patient history … |
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Clinical factors estimated risk for uncontrolled asthma, severe exacerbations
Healio Clinical factors were used to estimate risk for uncontrolled asthma and severe exacerbations, and to develop a risk score for future exacerbations, according to recent study results. Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of data from three … |
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Six recent developments in asthma
Healio Other research presented included smoking behaviors of fathers prior to conception being linked to nonallergic asthma in children, and the decreasing trend being seen in allergy/immunology inpatient consultations. Here are highlights of recent … Enterovirus D68 isn't new, but it can be serious The CDC's New Tests Can More Quickly Check for Enterovirus Enterovirus US Death Toll Surpasses Ebola |
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Report: Asthma market to remain stable during next decade
Healio The asthma market is projected to remain stable in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan with a slight increase from $15.1 billion in 2013 to $16.1 billion in 2023, according to a report from Decision Resources … Asthma market to remain stable over next decade, despite generic erosion |
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ED acute asthma care quality differed by guideline recommendation
Healio Changes in the quality of acute asthma care in United States EDs between 1997 and 2012 differed by level of guideline recommendation, as well as geographic location, according to recent study data. Researchers analyzed data from three multicenter … |
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ACAAI recommends flu vaccine for children with egg allergies, asthma
Healio Influenza vaccine is safe for children with egg allergies, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and it recommends the vaccine for those children, along with those who have asthma. “Because the influenza vaccine is grown … |
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Seven developments in asthma research
Healio Recent studies on asthma have focused on partial asthma control therapy and the use of mepolizumab to reduce exacerbations and glucocorticoid dosing in patients with eosinophilic asthma. Presentations at the European Respiratory Society International … Mepolizumab reduces exacerbations in severe eosinophilic asthma [MENSA trial] |
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Uncontrolled asthma linked with negative ICS beliefs in urban cohort
Healio It was distributed to 304 adults (mean age, 49.7 years; 77% female; 78% black; 81% with a high school education or less) with persistent asthma in Philadelphia. In a second phase content analysis, audio-recorded visits of 33 adults (mean age, 48.1 … |
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Pertussis vaccination did not increase risk for asthma medication use
Healio Hartmut Vogt, MD, PhD, of Linköping University in Sweden, and colleagues used data from a previous study to assess the association between asthma medication use in adolescence and pertussis immunization in infancy. Data for approximately 80,000 … |
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Vocal cord dysfunction, asthma shared similar symptoms
Healio Patients with vocal cord dysfunction and asthma were affected by common risk factors and exhibited similar symptoms, according to recent study results. “Vocal fold motion disorder, also known as vocal cord dysfunction (VCD), is a disorder caused by … |
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