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Can Asthma Protect Men From Lethal Prostate Cancer?
MedPage Today The findings surprised investigators, who thought that immune system conditions characteristic of asthma might be associated with worse prostate cancer outcomes, lead investigator Elizabeth Platz, ScD, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University … |
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Mom's, Kid's Fructose Intake Linked to Asthma
MedPage Today The odds ratio for asthma in mid-childhood increased 22% for children whose mothers consumed large quantities of fructose during the second trimester of pregnancy. A similar asthma association existed for the child's fructose consumption at 2 years of age. |
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Rhinovirus Linked With Worsening Asthma
MedPage Today Among more than 6,000 viral samples obtained from more than 500 children with asthma, 66.7% of the 150 samples obtained during 86 exacerbations contained viruses compared with 38% of the 5,946 samples during periods of non-exacerbation (OR 3.27, … |
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Anti-IL-5 Cuts Exacerbations in Eosinophil Asthma
MedPage Today In one of the studies, the clinical asthma exacerbation (CAE) rate was halved (rate ratio 0.50, 95% CI 0.37-0.67, P<0.0001) among patients receiving reslizumab compared with those given placebo, reported Mario Castro, MD, MPH, of Washington University … Investigational drug can reduce asthma flareups Investigational biologics among emerging therapies for severe asthma Investigational Drug Could Reduce Asthma Flareups |
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Patients Mum on Work-Related Asthma
MedPage Today While 46% of employed adults had asthma that was possibly work-related, only 15% of those patients discussed the relation between the workplace and their symptoms with their physician, according to a study published in the February issue of Annals of … |
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Inner-City Asthma Risk Overrated?
MedPage Today Current asthma prevalence was higher overall in inner-city neighborhoods defined as areas with 20% or higher poverty rates — 12.9% versus 10.6% in non-inner-city areas, Corinne A. Keet, MD, PhD, of Johns Hopkins, and colleagues found in an analysis of … |
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Hot Topics: Asthma in COPD
MedPage Today What proportion of patients with COPD also have asthma and discuss the role of asthma? (Post date: 12/2/2014). What proportion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) also have asthma, and what is the role of asthma? Those are the … |
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CardioBreak: Asthma Drug, More on RE-LY
MedPage Today The FDA warned about a slight heart attack and transient ischemic attack risk with the asthma drug omalizumab (Xolair), based on its review of safety studies. The warning will be added to the product label. The RE-LY trialists and drugmaker Boehringer … |
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Biologic Eases Subset of Severe Asthma
MedPage Today For severe eosinophilic asthma, the novel monoclonal antibody mepolizumab cut exacerbations whether given as an injection or infusion and reduced steroid use in patients dependent on them, two trials showed. The drug, which targets interleukin-5 (IL-5 … A respiratory expert undermines GSK's case for new asthma drug mepolizumab Glaxo asthma drug successful in clinical trials (GSK) GSK reports positive Phase III results of its mepolizumab in asthma |
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Novel Biologic Promising for Allergic Asthma
MedPage Today SAN DIEGO — A novel first-in-class biologic agent targeting allergic inflammation appeared promising for allergen-induced asthma in a phase IIb trial. AMG 157, an anti-thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) humanized monoclonal antibody, reduced most … Researchers discover new potential antibody treatment for asthma Canadian study finds potential antibody treatment for mild asthma Hamilton researchers discover potential asthma treatment |
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