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ACAAI: Asthma Drug Safe, Effective in Blacks
MedPage Today PHOENIX — The asthma medication budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort) is safe and effective in African-American patients, according to two studies presented … ACAAI: Lung Tests Help Assess Asthma in Young Patients ACAAI: Obesity Linked to Asthma Among Allergic Patients ACAAI: Antibody Shows Benefit in Asthma Subtype |
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ACAAI: Antibody Shows Benefit in Asthma Subtype
MedPage Today Note that there was a trend toward statistical significance regarding the clinical outcome of asthma control. PHOENIX – An investigational monoclonal … ACAAI: Obesity Linked to Asthma Among Allergic Patients ACAAI: Mild Asthma Often Over-Treated |
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ACAAI: Obesity Linked to Asthma Among Allergic Patients
MedPage Today Explain that obesity was significantly associated with asthma in a predominantly black group of inner city patients who also had allergies. … |
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CHEST: Kids' Mild Asthma No Barrier to Severe Attacks
MedPage Today Explain to interested patients that near-fatal asthma exacerbations in children often arise in those with previously mild disease, and are due to avoidable … |
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CHEST: Bullying Part of Life for Kids With Asthma
MedPage Today Explain to interested patients that one in 10 kids with asthma reports bullying or teasing related to the condition. VANCOUVER — One in 10 kids with asthma … Canadian Children with Asthma Feel More Isolated than those in Other Countries Asthma Impact on Children Differs by Country |
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Asthma Attacks Not Helped by More Inhaled Steroids
MedPage Today Increasing the maintenance dose of inhaled corticosteroid at the beginning of an asthma attack did not lessen the need for systemic corticosteroids, … Inhaled steroids don't help asthma flare-ups |
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Severe RSV in First Year Linked to Later Wheezing
MedPage Today Infants with RSV who required hospitalization were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with asthma or wheezing during the third year of life (adjusted … |
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ASNC: Regadenoson Well Tolerated in Asthma and COPD
MedPage Today Although regadenoson is not contraindicated in patients with asthma and COPD, the drug's label does carry a warning about the risk of bronchoconstriction in … ASNC: Regadenoson safe in patients with asthma, COPD Safety and Tolerability of Regadenoson in Patients With Asthma or COPD |
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ASNC: Novel Imaging Agent Safe in Airway Disease Patients
MedPage Today 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 … |
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Complex Asthma Genes Not Useful for Setting Risk
MedPage Today Point out, however, that this study indicates that asthma is heterogeneous and that genetics likely will not be useful as predictors of disease subtypes in … Drugs 'could target asthma genes' Genetic breakthrough heralds hope of asthma cure in ten years Largest genetic study of asthma points towards better treatments |
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