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Misoprostol not linked to peripartum asthma exacerbations
2 Minute Medicine PGE1 is typically considered a bronchodilator, but prior work has suggested that certain conditions, including pregnancy and hyperdynamic bronchial sensitivity an in asthma, can predispose an individual to bronchoconstriction following administration … |
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Childhood exposure to paracetamol not directly associated with increased …
2 Minute Medicine 1. This meta-analysis could not conclusively attribute increased asthma risk to in utero or early life paracetamol exposure. 2. While initial analysis showed an association between paracetamol exposure and asthma risk, controlling for coincident upper … |
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Home Visits As Helpful As Medicine For King County Asthma Patients
KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest The study looked at 366 people with uncontrolled asthma, whose symptoms were taking a toll on their productivity and quality of life. Researchers gave them the usual treatment plan, while about half also got home visits every few months from a … Home Visits Can Improve Asthma Control for Low-Income Adults |
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Mepolizumab reduces exacerbations in severe eosinophilic asthma [MENSA trial]
2 Minute Medicine 1. The rate of asthma exacerbations was significantly reduced in patients with severe eosphinophilic asthma receiving either intravenous or subcutaneous mepolizumab, compared to patients receiving placebo. 2. The safety profile of mepolizumab was … Seven developments in asthma research |
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Brett Hurteau, DO — Family Medicine: Asthma in kids can be managed
SouthCoastToday.com When you hear the diagnosis, asthma, fear is often the first thing that goes through your mind. Is my child going to be able to play sports? Can we keep our pets? Will I need to keep him/her indoors during the winter? These questions are all normal … |
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Pertussis vaccination not linked to increase in asthma
2 Minute Medicine This study investigated whether immune modifications induced by pertussis vaccination were connected to the development of asthma. Pertussis vaccinated and unvaccinated Swedish residents participating in a pertussis vaccine efficiency trial were … |
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US company introduces medicine to manage asthma
Vibe Ghana Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) a US pharmaceutical company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, has introduced Singulair®, a drug that treats asthma and allergic rhinitis in children and adults. In a bid to drive access to its … |
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New medicine offers another defense in the asthma war
Allentown Morning Call The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week gave marketing approval to GlaxoSmithKline's Arnuity Ellipta, an inhaled corticosteroid medicine designed to be taken a once a day by asthma patients 12 years of age and older. It's not for someone having … |
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FDA approves GSK asthma medicine
Philadelphia Business Journal (blog) The product, Arnuity Ellipta, is an inhaled corticosteroid medicine designed to be taken a once-daily by asthma patients 12 years of age and older. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. An estimated 26 million people … GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) Receives FDA Approval of Arnuity Ellipta as Asthma … GSK Gets FDA Approval For Asthma Drug Arnuity Ellipta |
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'Give us free asthma medicine' plea to Leo
Herald.ie They say 40pc of patients cannot afford the high cost of their prescribed medicines and they are putting themselves at higher risk of an asthma attack by not buying the medication. According to the Asthma Society: "More than one person each week dies … Asthma society calls on Varadkar to address medication costs |
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