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Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) |
When Cortricosteroid Use Can Be Life-Threatening for an Asthma Patient
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) Clinicians should exercise caution when prescribing steroids in patients presenting with an exacerbation of asthma in areas endemic for Strongyloides stercoralis (SS), as a patient experienced hyperinfection syndrome from prednisone treatment at the … |
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Prenatal Exposure to Acid Reducers: Small But Significant Asthma Risk
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) (HealthDay News) — Prenatal exposure to H2 blockers (H2Bs) or proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is associated with a small but significantly increased risk of asthma in offspring, according to a study published online June 20 in the Journal of Clinical … |
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LAMA LABA Uncontrolled Asthma ICS
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) Long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA) have been shown to reduce exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and are now being considered for patients with uncontrolled asthma as add-on treatment. A review in the Cochrane … |
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Once Asthma is Under Control, Should LABA Tx Be Stopped?
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) Long-acting beta2-agonists (LABA) are often prescribed to adults with asthma not well controlled by inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment but may carry an increased risk of serious adverse events and mortality. An article in the Cochrane Library … |
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Burlington County Times (registration) |
New treatment lets those with asthma breathe easier at Browns Mills center
Burlington County Times (registration) According to Deborah officials, the treatment was designed to help those with severe and persistent asthma whose conditions cannot be controlled well with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting medications, such as Advair, Symbicort and Dulera. |
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Aerobic Exercise Tied to Improvement in Asthma
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) Researchers led by Celso Carvalho, P.T., Ph.D., of the University of São Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil, looked at outcomes for 43 people, aged 20 to 59, with moderate to severe asthma. The patients were randomly selected to do 30-minute yoga … Aerobic Exercise Can Help Curb Asthma, Study Shows Public Release: 10-Jun-2015 Aerobic exercise seems to curb asthma severity … Aerobic Exercise May Reduce Asthma Severity |
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Asthma Meds Linked to Tx Failure in Older Patients
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) A study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reports that older asthma patients, particularly those treated with inhaled corticosteroids, appear to be at an increased risk for treatment failure compared to those under the … Public Release: 12-Jun-2015 Older asthma patients at increased risk for … Older asthma patients at increased risk for treatment failure Asthma Treatments Fail Older Patients More Often: Study |
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Inhaled Statins: The Future of Asthma Treatment?
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) In this study, scientists developed a new method to measure statin levels in mice after treatment with inhaled statins and improvement in asthma symptoms. When administered as a spray, the drug was found to be nontoxic and delivered primarily to the … UC Davis researchers show feasibility of using statins to treat asthma |
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Camp for asthmatic children celebrates 25 years
The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration) BRIDGEPORT — Over a thousand children across the state of West Virginia suffer from asthma, according to Patricia Fast, vice president government programs and operations for the non-profit organization the Health Plan. For the last 25 years the Health … |
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Bill aims to help NY students with asthma
News 12 Bronx (registration) New legislation has been proposed to change the way New York schools respond to asthma attacks. Kenneth Wilkerson's 9-year-old son Kendell died in 2012 from an asthma attack at P.S. 97. Wilkerson says he doesn't want any other parent to experience … |
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