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New asthma research raises questions about steroid inhalers' effectiveness
Stuff.co.nz Some 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 … |
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Black children with asthma less likely to respond to intramuscular steroid
Healio Sergio 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 … |
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New Study Finds Steroid For Acute Asthma Attacks Helps Patients, Parents and …
KERA News In 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 – dexamethasone … |
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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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Eosinophilic Asthma: Reducing Exacerbations and Steroid Use
Medscape This 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 … |
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Biomarker Panel Predicts Steroid Responsiveness in Asthma
Medscape A 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 … |
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Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Other: Asthma controller medication (Beclomethasone) adjustment strategy; Other: Provider-based adjustment
Sponsors: Washington University School of Medicine; Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute
Not yet recruiting – verified November 2014
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NeoStem Forms Advisory Group of Experts for Steroid Resistant Asthma
GlobeNewswire (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 for Steroid Resistant Asthma |
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Study Says Many Asthma Patients May Not Need Daily Steroid Inhaler Use
CBS Local Dr. 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 the use … |
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Mild asthmatics may not need daily steroid use according to a new study
New York Daily News Asthma 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 Galveston … Mild-to-moderate asthma sufferers may not benefit from daily dose of steroids For Mild Asthma, Daily Steroids May Not Be Needed, Study Says Study Questions Daily Asthma Meds |
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