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Asthma Tied to Sleep Apnea – MedPage Today
MedPage Today Participants in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort who self-identified as having asthma at the start of the research in 1988 had a 41% incident obstructive sleep apnea rate, compared with an obstructive sleep apnea incident rate of 29% among participants who … |
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Inhaled, Systemic Steroids Both OK for Asthma – MedPage Today
MedPage Today PHILADELPHIA — Children treated with inhaled corticosteroids or systemic steroids for acute asthma attacks appear to do equally well in terms of hospital admission rates and other outcomes, researchers reported here. An analysis that pooled outcomes … |
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Simulator Helps Asthma Patients Breathe Easier – MedPage Today
MedPage Today Vitari said that correct inhaling techniques can be important in controlling asthma attacks, but many patients do not understand the appropriate way to inhale their medication. "If inhalation is too quick, oropharyngeal and large airway deposition is … |
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Health Literacy Linked to Better Asthma Control – MedPage Today
MedPage Today For every point higher that they scored on a measure of health-related print literacy, patients had better asthma-related quality of life and asthma control, as indicated by a 0.63-unit increase (P=0.006) in the Mini-Asthma Quality of Life … |
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Asthma Risk Tied to Epigenetics, Chemicals
MedPage Today In a cohort of children and teens living in Fresno, Calif., which is a city with an unusually high asthma prevalence, high levels of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) correlated significantly with methylation of the FoxP3 gene in … |
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High Urine Phenol Linked to Asthma Scrips
MedPage Today Those with the highest tertiary of urinary 2,5-dichlorophenol concentration were significantly more likely to take prescription medication for asthma-related wheezing (P=0.02) than those in the second or lowest tertiaries of concentration, according to … |
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Fertility Issues Tied to Kids' Asthma
MedPage Today Asthma appears to be more common among children born to couples who are having trouble getting pregnant, particularly those conceived using assisted reproduction technologies (ART), researchers found. Compared with children who were planned and … Kids May Be at Slightly Higher Asthma Risk If Parents Had Infertility Treatments Children born after infertility treatment are more likely to suffer from asthma Asthma More Common In IVF Children |
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Early Signal Ignored?
MedPage Today In that 16-week trial of 25,000 asthma patients, 12 people randomized to salmeterol died of asthma and respiratory causes, versus two in the control group who took a standard medication, according to results published in 1993.. In addition, there were … Side Effects | A Journal Sentinel Watchdog Report |
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Advair: How Safe Is This Drug?
MedPage Today The 2001 product launch of the asthma drug Advair (fluticasone/salmeterol) was a lavish, Las Vegas affair. Using images of a slot machine to illustrate their message, top GlaxoSmithKline executives took the stage in front of thousands of assembled … 1990s trial gave early danger signs for asthma drugs |
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Lung Tests Underused in Asthma Patients
MedPage Today A review of records at Washington University's internal medicine clinic in St. Louis showed that nearly half of all patients with a diagnosis of asthma seen in a 2-year period never received any spirometry testing there, contrary to published treatment … |
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