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Major European study moves a step closer to treatments for severe asthma
Medical Xpress Over 30 million adults and children in Europe suffer from asthma and it is estimated that of these, 4% (approximately 1.2 million people) have severe asthma. People with the disease experience daily symptoms despite receiving high doses of medical … |
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Condition: Asthma
Intervention: Other: Laboratory biomarker analysis
Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche
Recruiting – verified September 2015
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The Herald-News |
Bronchial Thermoplasty can Reduce Severe Asthma Attacks
The Herald-News Asthma patients have more muscle in their airway, causing it to be thick, decreasing the size of the opening, causing asthma symptoms when it constricts, said Doeing. Warming the muscle reduces it, giving it less ability to constrict and contract. “The … |
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fox4kc.com |
More insurers covering first non-drug treatment for severe asthma
fox4kc.com OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The first non-drug treatment for severe asthma has been available for five years, but it's only recently that patients have started having success in getting insurers to cover the procedure that costs more than $20,000. Michelle … |
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Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Drug: Dupilumab SAR231893 (REGN668); Drug: Placebo; Drug: asthma controller therapies (including prednisone/prednisolone)
Sponsors: Sanofi; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Not yet recruiting – verified August 2015
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The Globe and Mail |
Cadet had severe asthma attack before death
Black Press The family of a 13-year-old air cadet who died at a Nova Scotia military base earlier this month says he had a sudden and severe asthma attack. In a statement released through the Department of National Defence, the family of Gabriel Comeau says the … Cadet who died at Nova Scotia base suffered asthma attack: family Gabriel Comeau died of asthma attack while at air cadet camp, says family |
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Nature.com |
An IFN? bias in severe asthma
Nature.com Asthma is a phenotypically heterogeneous disease with ~10% of individuals having a severe form that is poorly controlled by corticosteroids. Recent evidence suggests that the type of immune response associated with severe asthma is distinct from the … |
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Nature.com |
An IFN? bias in severe asthma – Nature
Nature.com Asthma is a phenotypically heterogeneous disease with ~10% of individuals having a severe form that is poorly controlled by corticosteroids. Recent evidence suggests that the type of immune response associated with severe asthma is distinct from the … |
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Why Corticosteroids Poorly Control Severe Asthma
Pharmacy Times The approximate 1 in 10 asthma patients who have severe disease do not respond to mainstay corticosteroid treatment, even in high doses. That could be because the immune response that occurs in the airways of severe asthma patients markedly differs … |
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Study Tests Effectiveness of Omalizumab in Treating Perennial Severe Allergic …
Lung Disease News Asthma is a common chronic condition of the airways that is complex and characterized by variable and regular symptoms, airflow obstruction, bronchial hyper responsiveness and inflammation. Asthma may be classified clinically on the basis of various … |
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