Search results for "Asthma"
Temporary quadrupled glucocorticoid dose helps reduce severe asthma exacerbations, study finds
Forty-five percent of patients in a quadrupling group versus 52% of patients in a nonquadrupling group had a severe exacerbation in the year after randomization.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/13/2.htm
13 Mar 2018
Previous asthma diagnosis may no longer be accurate in adults
A substantial proportion of adults with previously physician-diagnosed asthma may not have a current diagnosis, due possibly to spontaneous asthma remission or to misdiagnosis of asthma in the community, study authors wrote.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/01/24/2.htm
24 Jan 2017
‘Year of the Lung’ draws attention to COPD, asthma
Chronic respiratory disease is projected to be the third most common cause of death by 2020, but it currently underestimated. This year's American Thoracic Society meeting focuses on issues to bring them to the attention of the rest of the medical community.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/07/thoracic-copd.htm
1 Jul 2010
Omalizumab added to standard therapy may help control severe allergic asthma
Omalizumab may help control severe allergic asthma when added to standard therapy, a new study suggests.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/03/5.htm
3 May 2011
Unwind the ‘story’ to diagnose asthma, allergies
Every asthma or allergy patient has a story, and the details that the patients relate tell the internist how best to manage and treat several conditions that are interrelated and frequently comorbid.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/07/allergies.htm
1 Jul 2016
Asthma pill performed similarly to glucocorticoids, LABAs
Leukotriene-receptor antagonists controlled asthma as effectively as more commonly recommended treatments, according to a new report of two pragmatic trials.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/10/2.htm
10 May 2011
Boxed warning removed from asthma drugs
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/03/boxed-warning-removed-from-asthma-drugs.htm
1 Mar 2018
Fluticasone/salmeterol appears noninferior to fluticasone alone in patients with persistent asthma
An editorial said that the results of the industry-supported trial at first appear to be reassuring but questioned the exclusion of patients with life-threatening or unstable asthma.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/15/2.htm
15 Mar 2016
Risks seen with anemia, asthma drugs; insulin syringes recalled
Warnings, recalls and updates from the Food and Drug Administration.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/04/fda.htm
1 Apr 2010
Pneumococcal vaccination rates suboptimal in adults with asthma
A total of 42.0% of the study sample reported ever receiving a pneumococcal vaccine, with rates below this threshold in those ages 18 to 44 years (32.7%), men (39.0%), and those with a college degree (36.7%), among other groups, researchers found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/03/1.htm
3 Oct 2017