Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
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Near-Roadway Air Pollution a Major Contributor to Asthma
At least 8% of the more than 300,000 cases of childhood asthma in Los Angeles County can be…
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Acton Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval for AEROSPAN Inhalation Aerosol for Asthma
BUSINESS WIRE–Acton Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the sNDA (Supplemental…
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Hope on the Horizon for Asthma Sufferers
Newswise–A new study that identifies ways to reduce the factors that lead to an asthma attack gives hope…
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Back to School With Asthma
Love it or hate it, the school year is here. While you’re picking up new number 2 pencils…
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Research Finds Little Difference in Outcomes Among Strategies to Adjust Asthma Therapy in Adults
Among adults with asthma controlled with low-dose inhaled corticosteroid therapy, the time to treatment failure was not significantly…
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Childhood Viral Infection Leads to Increased Risk for Allergic Asthma as Adult
Researchers in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of…
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First Phase III Data for Tiotropium in Symptomatic Asthma Patients Treated with ICS/LABA Presented and Published
Boehringer Ingelheim presented the first data from the Phase III UniTinA-asthma™ program. In two studies presented at the…
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Children Taking Steroids for Asthma Are Slightly Shorter Than Peers
Newswise–Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than…
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Study Questions Recommendation to Discontinue LABA Therapy in Asthma Patients
Newswise–An extensive literature review and analysis of five clinical trials suggests that discontinuing long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) therapy in…
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Smoking During Pregnancy Ups Risk of Preschool-Age Wheeze, Asthma
Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with wheeze and asthma in preschool children, even among children not exposed…
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Research Continues to Optimize Asthma Management
Vol. 21 • Issue 4 • Page 10 State of the Profession: ASTHMA The prevalence of asthma has…
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Exposure to Certain Molds Ups Infants Asthma Risk
New evidence suggests that exposure during infancy to three types of mold –Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus unguis and Penicillium…