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Asthma Risk Up With Early Antibiotic Use
MedPage Today Kids treated with antibiotics before their first birthday have increased risk of asthma, researchers reported. And the risk increases the more often antibiotics are prescribed, according to Kenneth Mandl, MD, of Harvard Medical School, and colleagues. |
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Asthma-Suicide Link Confirmed but Indirect
MedPage Today NEW YORK CITY — In contrast to some earlier studies, the observed link between asthma and suicide risk in adolescents appeared to be mediated by comorbid sadness and substance use in a large federal survey sample, a researcher said here. Unadjusted … |
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No Proof That Trendy Supplements Work in Asthma
MedPage Today At least two-thirds of allergy and asthma patients are taking some form of vitamin or herbal supplement, albeit typically not solely in hopes of a benefit for allergy or asthma, Tara Carr, MD, director of the adult allergy program at the University of … |
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Biologic May Tame Severe Asthma
MedPage Today A. A. Take Posttest. SAN DIEGO — Lebrikizumab, a novel monoclonal antibody against the inflammatory cytokine IL-13, might have reduced exacerbations in severe asthma in a randomized trial, although manufacturing problems undermined any conclusions. Roche drug cuts asthma attacks, improves lung function -study Roche scores upbeat data for a personalized asthma drug with blockbuster hopes AAAAI 2014: Roche's lebrikizumab shows reduction of asthma attack rates |
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Spiriva Cuts Flares in Heavily Treated Asthma
MedPage Today SAN DIEGO — Tiotropium (Spiriva) Respimat improved lung function and cut exacerbations in severe asthma patients who had already maxed out other treatment options, pooled analysis of two phase III trials showed. Tiotropium cut severe exacerbations … |
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Plant Compounds Ease Asthma, Allergies
MedPage Today SAN DIEGO — Anti-inflammatory plant estrogen compounds found in soy and flaxseed were associated with less asthma and allergic disease, a national observational study showed. People with the highest urinary levels of phytoestrogens from flax and soy … Flax Seeds, Soy Beans May Help Asthma and Allergy |
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Blame LABA Risks in Asthma on Gene Variants?
MedPage Today Six variants in the beta2-adrenergic receptor gene (ADRB2) found in fewer than 5% of LABA-treated asthma patients were associated with double the incidence of a related hospital admission overall compared with common variants (44% versus 22% in 12 … LABA Drugs for Asthma May Negatively Impact People With Rare Genetic … Rare Genetic Variations May Account For Severe Reaction To LABA Drugs In … |
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Mice Are Top Inner City Asthma Driver
MedPage Today Although cockroaches have long been considered the key driver of high asthma rates in inner cities, mouse allergens correlated better with asthma severity and outcomes, a study of Baltimore children showed. Whereas children in Baltimore with asthma … |
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Asthma Patients Untreated for Depression
MedPage Today Of 57 severe asthma patients taking steroids who had depressive symptoms, just seven patients were on antidepressant medication, reported Rahul Bhat, MBBS, specialist registrar at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital in England. And only nine of 83 patients … |
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Xolair May Work for Nonallergic Asthma, Too
MedPage Today In severe, refractory nonatopic asthma, the drug effectively turned down immunoglobulin E receptor levels in inflammatory immune cells, Marc Humbert, MD, PhD, of Hôpital de Bicêtre, France, and colleagues found. The drug also reduced the degree of … |
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