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For Severe Asthma, Most Surveyed U.S. Payers Would Reimburse a Novel …
MarketWatch Efficacy versus price: Results of a conjoint analysis indicate that in severe asthma, U.S. pulmonologists are willing to prescribe a novel therapy with strong efficacy in reductions in exacerbations and oral corticosteroid dose even if that drug … |
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How Controlling Exercise-Induced Asthma is Good for Your Health and Wallet
U.S. News & World Report (blog) Some people will do anything to avoid working out, and to their active friends the excuses can seem endless. For some with exercise-induced asthma, however, the barrier feels built right into the condition. Asthma of any type is caused by the narrowing … |
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US News Twitter Chat: Coping With Asthma
U.S. News & World Report On Wednesday, May 14, U.S. News and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will host a Twitter chat on asthma. Experts will discuss everything from what causes asthma to factors that trigger an attack, to how to know if you or your child has … |
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New U.S. Fuel Standards Aim to Cut Asthma and Heart Attacks
Scientific American WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Monday announced new fuel and automobile rules to cut soot, smog and toxic emissions, which it says will reduce asthma and heart attacks in the United States. The so-called Tier 3 rules unveiled by … UPDATE 3-New US fuel standards aim to cut asthma, heart attacks |
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Common Asthma Meds May Raise Sleep Apnea Risk, Study Says
U.S. News & World Report "Inhaled corticosteroids may predispose to sleep apnea in some asthma patients," said study author Dr. Mihaela Teodorescu, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, in Madison. In sleep … |
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Black Children, Teens More Likely to Return to Hospital for Asthma: Study
U.S. News & World Report MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Financial and social hardships are the major reasons black children and teens are twice as likely as whites to be readmitted to the hospital for asthma, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at nearly 800 … Hardships explain much of hospital asthma readmissions among black children … Asthmatic black children risk higher readmission rates |
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Many Asthma Patients Don't Stick to Treatment Plan, Study Finds
U.S. News & World Report SATURDAY, Jan. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) — If you can't get relief from your asthma, the way you communicate with your allergist might be part of the problem, according to two new studies. The researchers said asthma patients need to ask questions and … |
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Less Variety in Babies' Gut Bacteria May Lead to Asthma Risk
U.S. News & World Report 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Infants with fewer types of intestinal bacteria are at increased risk for developing asthma, a small new study suggests. Researchers assessed the varieties of gut bacteria in 47 infants and then followed them until they … Low Diversity of Bacteria May Increase Risk for Asthma Low diversity of gut bacteria in infants linked to higher risk of asthma |
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Dogs May Guard Babies Against Asthma, Allergies
U.S. News & World Report MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they've discovered why infants who live in homes with a dog are less likely to develop asthma and allergies later in childhood. The team conducted experiments with mice and found that … |
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Health Tip: Exercising Despite Allergies and Asthma
U.S. News & World Report (HealthDay News) — Exercise usually is a good idea, even for people with allergies or asthma, and as long as the doctor approves. The American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology offers this advice for people who exercise, despite having … |
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