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Th2 biomarkers help identify inflammation in patients with asthma
Healio The analysis included 622 adults aged 18 to 65 years with partly or poorly controlled moderate to severe asthma. Researchers separated participants into two groups. The first group included participants (n = 237) with high airway reversibility … |
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Tralokinumab does not significantly reduce asthma exacerbations
Healio The analysis included 452 adults aged 18 to 75 years with severe uncontrolled asthma. Researchers randomly assigned patients to receive either 300 mg of tralokinumab every 2 weeks for 50 weeks (n = 150), every 2 weeks for 12 weeks and then every 4 … |
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First-trimester exposure to asthma medications increases risk for birth defects
Healio Ester Garne, MD, from the pediatric department at Hospital Lillebaelt Kolding in Denmark, and colleagues conducted a population-based, case-malformed control study to assess the increased risk for specific birth defects after exposure to anti-asthma … |
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Tiotropium safe, effective for asthma in adolescents
Healio “This systematic review of tiotropium for adolescents with symptomatic moderate to severe asthma suggests that tiotropium administered via an inhaler is well tolerated and efficacious as an addition to maintenance treatment with [inhaled … |
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Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome prevalent in patients with asthma with no …
Healio Toni Kiljander, MD, a pulmonary diseases and allergology specialist at Terveystalo Hospital in Finland, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study of patients with asthma who had no previous diagnosis of COPD but had a smoking history of at least … |
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Long-term ICS use in children with asthma slightly impacts annual growth velocity
Healio Using inhaled corticosteroids for more than 12 months in children with asthma appeared to minimally reduce growth velocity and final adult height, according to study results. “Inhaled corticosteroids do not cause much loss of height in children, and … |
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Olodaterol improves lung function in patients with asthma
Healio “The results of this study add support to the growing evidence base that olodaterol delivered by Respimat (Boehringer Ingelheim) [once-daily] provides effective 24-hour bronchodilation in both COPD and asthma,” Kai-Michael Beeh, MD, founder of Insaf … |
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Children with asthma exposed to SHS more likely experience comorbidities
Healio The researchers reported that children exposed to smoke are also more likely to have severe asthma and use health care less. Regan C. Pyle, DO, division of allergic diseases at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues conducted a … |
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Children with asthma exposed to SHS more likely experience comorbidities – Healio
Healio Regan C. Pyle, DO, division of allergic diseases at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues conducted a retrospective nested matched case-and-control study on 944 children aged 5 to 18 years enrolled in the Pediatric Asthma Management … |
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FDA grants 501(k) clearance for platform used in association to treat asthma, COPD
Healio “501(k) clearance of our platform with inhaler devices from leading global respiratory companies GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Ingelheim opens the doors for millions of patients to expect and achieve something better in asthma and COPD,” David Van … FDA Clears 2 New Propeller Health Devices That Track Respiratory Meds Propeller Health Receives FDA Clearance For The Propeller Platform In … FDA Approves Propeller Health Mobile Platform for GlaxoSmithKline's Diskus DPI … |
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