Early Animal Exposure Decreases Childhood Asthma Risk – Medscape


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Early Animal Exposure Decreases Childhood Asthma Risk
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These new data support the “hygiene hypothesis” that early exposure to animals decreases the risk for childhood asthma and "might be helpful in decision making for families and physicians on the appropriateness and timing of early animal exposure
Kids Who Have Puppies or Ponies May Have Lower Asthma RiskNewsweek
How a Family Dog May Lower a Child's Asthma RiskLive Science
How growing up with a pet dog affects kids' asthma riskCBS News
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Persistence of Asthma Following Allergen Avoidance is Associated With proTh2 … – Medscape

Persistence of Asthma Following Allergen Avoidance is Associated With proTh2
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Methods We recruited 32 patients with occupational asthma to flour or latex ascertained by specific inhalation challenge and who were no longer exposed to the causal allergen. Leukapheresis was performed in each patient to isolate and characterise

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Reslizumab Works Best in Late-Onset Eosinophilic Asthma – Medscape


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Reslizumab Works Best in Late-Onset Eosinophilic Asthma
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AMSTERDAM — In patients with late-onset asthma who have elevated blood eosinophils, the anti-interleukin 5 (IL-5) antibody reslizumab can reduce exacerbations by 75% compared with placebo, according to a new analysis of data from two phase 3 trials …
Teva Presents New Reslizumab Data at European Respiratory Society (ERS Business Wire (press release)

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CHMP Backs Mepolizumab for Severe Eosinophilic Asthma – Medscape


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CHMP Backs Mepolizumab for Severe Eosinophilic Asthma
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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency has recommended approval of mepolizumab (Nucala, GlaxoSmithKline) for add-on maintenance treatment in adults with severe refractory eosinophilic asthma, …
EU regulator backs approval for GSK injectable asthma drugReuters
GlaxoSmithKline's asthma injection heads for EU approvalFierceBiotech
Glaxo asthma drug clears key hurdle in EuropeMarketWatch
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Asthma: Secondhand Smoke Doubles Kids’ Hospitalization Risk – Medscape


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Asthma: Secondhand Smoke Doubles Kids' Hospitalization Risk
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Exposure to secondhand smoke nearly doubles the risk for hospitalization for an asthma exacerbation in children with asthma, according to the findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis. This twofold difference in hospitalization risk is
Kids, asthma and secondhand smoke at home = twice as many hospitalizationsEurekAlert (press release)
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Kids with asthma that are exposed to secondhand smoke have twice as many Medical Xpress
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Leukotriene-Receptor Antagonists Improve Asthma Control – Medscape


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Leukotriene-Receptor Antagonists Improve Asthma Control
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Orally administered leukotriene-receptor antagonists (LRTAs), alone or with inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs), significantly improved asthma control and reduced exacerbations, according to a systematic review published online September 22 in the Annals of …
The Pill That Could Stop Asthma AttacksdailyRx

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