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Soy isoflavone supplement yields no improvement in poorly controlled asthma
2 Minute Medicine 1. In this randomized controlled trial of individuals with poorly controlled asthma, soy isoflavone supplementation was not associated with either symptomatic improvement or improvements in lung function when compared to placebo. 2. There was no … |
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Poorly managed asthma leading to deaths that can be prevented, Australian …
ABC Online Asthma Australia chief executive Mark Brooke said in Australia, poorly managed asthma has tragic consequences and a better treatment plan is needed in the country. In Australia, about one in 10 people suffer from asthma. Last year it was the main cause … Many asthma deaths preventable: UK report Complacency on asthma leads to preventable deaths |
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Women with poorly controlled asthma likely to be more obese
Healio “Our study demonstrates that women with poorly controlled asthma have more severe disease and increased obesity,” researchers in Brazil wrote in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology. “The study demonstrates that there is a negative relationship … |
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Tiotropium beneficial as add-on for poorly controlled asthma
Healio Gustavo J. Rodrigo, MD, of the Hospital Central de las Fuerzas Armadas in Uruguay, and a colleague reviewed 13 randomized controlled trials that included 4,966 patients to assess the efficacy and safety of tiotropium bromide in patients with asthma. |
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Adult asthma in Qatar poorly controlled despite high GDP
Healio Researchers conducted interviews in a cross-sectional study of 520 adults with physician-diagnosed asthma (58% men) from May 2011 to March 2014. Thirty-three percent of patients had uncontrolled asthma; 41%, controlled asthma; and 26%, partly … |
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Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Drug: NVA237; Drug: Placebo to NVA237; Drug: salbutamol/ albuterol
Sponsors: Novartis; Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Not yet recruiting – verified April 2014
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Nemours study: One third of children with poorly controlled asthma getting …
Florida Times-Union But John Lima, a principal scientist at the Nemours Children's Clinic in Jacksonville, and a team of investigators, found that in some children with poorly controlled asthma, use of the drug can have harmful side effects, including a higher incidence … |
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Greater Cleveland ranks poorly as place to live with asthma | cleveland.com
Plain Dealer The Foundation has been ranking metropolitan areas for the past 10 years by assessing asthma prevalence, environmental risks and patient medical utilization rates. The study used a three-point scale to rank each of the 13 factors — "worse than average … |
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Greater Cleveland ranks poorly as place to live with asthma
Plain Dealer The Foundation has been ranking metropolitan areas for the past 10 years by assessing asthma prevalence, environmental risks and patient medical utilization rates. The study used a three-point scale to rank each of the 13 factors — "worse than average … |
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Single inhaler as maintenance, reliever therapy viable for poorly controlled …
Healio Patients with poorly controlled asthma at risk for exacerbations can benefit from a single combination inhaler maintenance and reliever therapy regimen, according to two studies published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. In a multicenter, double … |
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