Tag: Steroid
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New asthma research raises questions about steroid inhalers’ effectiveness – Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nz New asthma research raises questions about steroid inhalers' effectivenessStuff.co.nzSome adolescent asthma sufferers could be relying on ineffective treatment, with new research suggesting steroid inhalers don't work for everyone. Massey University's Centre for Public Health Research led an international study, which discovered for … View full post on asthma – Google News
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Black children with asthma less likely to respond to intramuscular steroid – Healio
Black children with asthma less likely to respond to intramuscular steroidHealioSergio Koo, MPH, of Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust in London, and colleagues evaluated 79 children with severe therapy-resistant asthma for several factors, including assessment of steroid response. Fifty-four (68%) of these children … View full post on asthma – Google News
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New Study Finds Steroid For Acute Asthma Attacks Helps Patients, Parents and … – KERA News
KERA News New Study Finds Steroid For Acute Asthma Attacks Helps Patients, Parents and …KERA NewsIn this edition of "Vital Signs," treating children with asthma. Doctors usually choose between two steroids to treat acute attacks that require a hospital stay. But a new study in the "Journal of Pediatrics" found one of the steroids –…
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Evaluation of Dupilumab in Patients With Severe Steroid Dependent Asthma
Condition: AsthmaInterventions: Drug: Dupilumab SAR231893 (REGN668); Drug: Placebo; Drug: asthma controller therapies (including prednisone/prednisolone)Sponsors: Sanofi; Regeneron PharmaceuticalsNot yet recruiting – verified August 2015 View full post on ClinicalTrials.gov: asthma | received in the last 14 days
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Eosinophilic Asthma: Reducing Exacerbations and Steroid Use – Medscape
Eosinophilic Asthma: Reducing Exacerbations and Steroid UseMedscapeThis study focused on the use of a novel humanized monoclonal antibody against interleukin-5 (IL-5) in patients with severe eosinophilic-related asthma. We all take care of patients who, despite optimal inhaled therapy and the use of other oral agents … View full post on asthma – Google News
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Biomarker Panel Predicts Steroid Responsiveness in Asthma – Medscape
Biomarker Panel Predicts Steroid Responsiveness in AsthmaMedscapeA noninvasive panel of biomarkers can predict clinical responsiveness to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) with a high degree of accuracy in patients with steroid-naive asthma, new research indicates. Douglas C. Cowan, MBChB, MRCP, PhD, from Dunedin … View full post on asthma – Google News
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Asthma Symptom Based Adjustment of Inhaled Steroid Therapy in African American Children
Condition: AsthmaInterventions: Other: Asthma controller medication (Beclomethasone) adjustment strategy; Other: Provider-based adjustmentSponsors: Washington University School of Medicine; Patient Centered Outcome Research InstituteNot yet recruiting – verified November 2014 View full post on ClinicalTrials.gov: asthma | received in the last 14 days
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NeoStem Forms Advisory Group of Experts for Steroid Resistant Asthma – GlobeNewswire (press release)
NeoStem Forms Advisory Group of Experts for Steroid Resistant AsthmaGlobeNewswire (press release)NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NeoStem, Inc. (Nasdaq:NBS) ("NeoStem" or the "Company"), a leader in the emerging cellular therapy market, is pleased to announce that three experts at the forefront of asthma research have agreed to …NeoStem (NASDAQ: NBS) Forms Advisory Group…
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Study Says Many Asthma Patients May Not Need Daily Steroid Inhaler Use – CBS Local
CBS Local Study Says Many Asthma Patients May Not Need Daily Steroid Inhaler UseCBS LocalDr. William Calhoun, a Chester County, Pa. native and now a University of Texas researcher, was lead author of a study that compared three approaches to asthma control. Even though they all worked about the same, he says, one approach reduces…
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Mild asthmatics may not need daily steroid use according to a new study – New York Daily News
CBS News Mild asthmatics may not need daily steroid use according to a new studyNew York Daily NewsAsthma patients may not need daily doses of inhaled steroids according to a study out Tuesday, a finding that could alter treatment for millions suffering from the respiratory ailment. Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at…