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Local doctor may have help for adults with severe asthma
WWL NEW ORLEANS – Each year, thousands of people in the U.S. die from asthma attacks, even though they are using medications to control it. In New Orleans, the number of people with asthma is significantly higher than normal. But technology is proving to … |
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Severe asthma patients less responsive to treatment
Science Daily (press release) People with severe asthma, who are often described as 'steroid-dependent', are actually less likely to respond to the treatment they depend on, when compared to people with mild asthma. The study, presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) … Personalised treatment for patients with severe asthma Scientists focusing on severe asthma Severe asthma 'less responsive to steroid preventer treatment' |
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Severe asthma patients less responsive to treatment
Medical Xpress People with severe asthma, who are often described as 'steroid-dependent', are actually less likely to respond to the treatment they depend on, when compared to people with mild asthma. The study, presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) … Lung conditions cause 10% of deaths |
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Severe asthma patients less responsive to treatment
EurekAlert (press release) Barcelona, Spain: People with severe asthma, who are often described as 'steroid-dependent', are actually less likely to respond to the treatment they depend on, when compared to people with mild asthma. The study, presented at the European Respiratory … |
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[Severe bronchial asthma].
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2013;157(33):A6117
Authors: Toutenhoofd P, van der Zee JS
Abstract
– The term ‘difficult-to-treat asthma’ indicates that the asthma is not sufficiently controlled despite prescription of high doses of asthma medication.- The term ‘severe asthma’ is used when the asthma is still insufficiently controlled after exclusion or treatment of any complicating factors; an important complicating factor is poor compliance.- Recent studies have focused on the heterogeneous character of asthma and on the definition of specific phenotypes, with the aim of developing phenotype-specific treatments.- Treatment options for severe asthma are only partly evidence based.- The decision to implement additional therapy for severe asthma depends on the individual patient, the asthma phenotype, and the adverse-event profile of the treatment.- Many of the additional therapies should be given as a trial treatment under strict control, especially when efficacy has not been convincingly scientifically proven.
PMID: 23945432 [PubMed – in process]
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Condition: Asthma
Intervention: Dietary Supplement: Cholecalciferol
Sponsors: University of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh
Recruiting – verified August 2013
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Study: Asthma more common, severe for overweight children
MedCity News "If parents are noticing that their overweight or obese child is having asthma-like symptoms, one thing to pay attention to, instead of just addressing the asthma, is to potentially address the child's weight," said Mary Helen Black, the study's lead … |
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Asthma more common, severe among obese kids: study
Chicago Tribune (blog) "If parents are noticing that their overweight or obese child is having asthma-like symptoms, one thing to pay attention to, instead of just addressing the asthma, is to potentially address the child's weight," said Mary Helen Black, the study's lead … |
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Asthma more common, severe among obese kids: study
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Overweight and obese children are more likely to be diagnosed with asthma, according to a new study – and when they do have the condition, it tends to be more severe than in normal weight youth. Researchers found that … Obese youth more likely to develop asthma Overweight kids at higher risk of asthma Higher asthma risk for overweight kids |
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Condition: Severe IgE-mediated Asthma
Interventions: Drug: Omalizumab; Drug: Budesonide; Drug: Formoterol
Sponsors: Novartis; Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Not yet recruiting – verified July 2013
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