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Colder temperatures and pollution can bring more problems for asthma patients
Cronkite News Most Arizonans look forward to the cooler winter air and scattered showers. But asthmatic patients, such as Arizona State University student Haddi Meyer, find this time of the year the most challenging. “The cold weather, I don't know it closes up your … |
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WXYZ |
Sensor cap for inhalers aims to help keep asthma patients healthy
WXYZ (WXYZ) – It's an invention that turns an inhaler high-tech to help keep asthma patients healthy. The gadget was developed by a startup spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It uses sensors to monitor usage. Since many asthma patients … |
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Condition: Cystic Fibrosis
Interventions: Drug: N91115; Drug: Placebo
Sponsors: Nivalis Therapeutics, Inc.; Medidata Solutions
Not yet recruiting – verified October 2015
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association |
LABAs, tiotropium perform similarly in black patients with asthma
Clinical Advisor HealthDay News — For black patients with asthma treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), outcomes are similar with addition of tiotropium and long-acting ?-agonists (LABAs), according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical … Anticholinergic vs Long-Acting ?-Agonist in Combination With Inhaled … LABAs No Better Than Tiotropium in Black Adults With Asthma |
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News-Medical.net |
Researchers compare effectiveness of combination therapy for black patients …
News-Medical.net Among black adults with asthma treated with an inhaled corticosteroid, adding a long-acting beta-agonist did not improve the time to an asthma exacerbation compared with adding the anticholinergic tiotropium, according to a study in the October 27 … Asthma: LABA + Steroids Not a Winning Combo for Blacks Is One Combination Tx Better than Another in Reducing Asthma Exacerbations in … |
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Losing Weight Can Control Asthma in Obese Patients
MD Magazine Researchers from The Ottawa Hospital in Canada studied 22 obese, asthmatic participants aged 18 to 75 years in order to examine whether or not weight reduction would reduce asthma in the study cohort. The researchers noted that the link between asthma … |
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Help veterans, asthma patients at dual event
Ohio Country News One in every 10 Americans suffers from the condition, yet many do not know how dangerous it can be, The mortality rate for children 19 and under has risen 80 percent since 1980, and asthma now accounts for 25 percent of all emergency room visits, … |
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Mayo Clinic study analyzes asthma outcomes after patients step down daily …
News-Medical.net Stepping down asthma medicines can be done safely and at less cost for patients says a new Mayo Clinic study published this week in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. It is common for patients and doctors to test out if taking less daily … |
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Science Recorder |
Carbon nanotubes found in lung cells of all asthma patients
Science Recorder The scientists studied lung cells from 69 randomly selected asthma patients aged two to 17 who receive routine fiber-optic bronchoscopy as part of their treatment. Particulate matter was found in the alveolar macrophage cells–the cells that prevent … Carbon nanotubes found in children's lungs for the first time Carbon Nanotubes Found for the First Time Ever in Human Lungs of Asthmatic … Carbon nanotubes found in children's lungs in Paris |
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Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Drug: dupilumab SAR231893/REGN668; Drug: placebo; Drug: fluticasone propionate and salmeterol; Drug: budesonide and formoterol; Drug: mometasone furoate and formoterol
Sponsors: Sanofi; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Not yet recruiting – verified October 2015
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