Evaluation of Tolerability and Safety of “Allergovac Poliplus” in Polysensitized Patients With Rhinitis or Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis With or Without Asthma: A Study in Daily Clinical Practice

Conditions:   Allergic Rhinitis;   Rhinoconjunctivitis;   Asthma
Intervention:   Biological: Allergovac Poliplus
Sponsor:   BIAL Industrial Farmacéutica S.A.
Not yet recruiting – verified July 2016

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Efficacy and Safety Study of Mepolizumab in Subjects With Severe Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES)

Condition:   Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Interventions:   Drug: Mepolizumab 300 mg;   Drug: Placebo matching mepolizumab;   Drug: Active OCS capsules (5 mg prednisolone or prednisone);   Drug: Placebo matching OCS capsules
Sponsor:   GlaxoSmithKline
Not yet recruiting – verified July 2016

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Asthma risk up to 4x higher near fracking sites: US study

Asthma risk up to 4x higher near fracking sites: US studyLiving near sites that extract natural gas by hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, may increase the risk of asthma up to four times, a US study said Monday. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine, are based on research examining health records collected from 2005 to 2012 in the northeastern state of Pennsylvania. The researchers found more than 35,000 asthma patients aged from five to 90.


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Controlling childhood asthma: Study shows ‘mismatch’ between doctors’ instructions, parents’ understanding – Safety+Health magazine

Controlling childhood asthma: Study shows 'mismatch' between doctors' instructions, parents' understanding
Safety+Health magazine
Boston – A Harvard Medical School study of parents whose children have asthma shows roughly half do not know which type of asthma-control medication their child is taking and how often it should be used. The researchers surveyed the parents and health …
Kids' Asthma Severity Under-Recognized & Undertreated at Routine Healthcare VisitsNewswise (press release)

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