Interferon can help asthma patients breathe easily
An immune-system protein already used to treat health diseases such as multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C and a variety of cancers can be of great use to treat asthmatic patients, as per researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center.
The findings are available online and appeared in the July 15 issue of the Journal of Immunology. The [...]
Sodium Cromoglycate not better than inhaled corticosteroids
According to a study, inhaled corticosteroids are superior to sodium cromoglycate for asthma management along with helping normal functioning of the lungs.
Dr James Guevara, Department of Pediatrics at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine in Philadelphia and lead review author of this study, remarked that superiority of inhaled corticosteroids is [...]
Obese asthmatic patients not beneficiaries of steroids
The primary controller medication for asthma, glucocorticoids, is 40 percent less effective in obese and overweight asthma patients when compared to asthmatic patients with normal weight, as per a finding disclosed by researchers at National Jewish Health.
This study, by Associate Professor of Medicine E. Rand Sutherland, MD, MPH and his colleagues [...]
Children with allergies are over-burdened with steroids
Drug experts issued a warning to parents and healthcare professionals in regard to the fact that children suffering from allergic conditions such as asthma and hayfever are being over-prescribed corticosteroids.
This warning was issued after a research unveiled at the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) in Manchester suggested that most of the children with from multiple allergic [...]
Once daily treatment with a new drug can help asthma and hay fever patients
RPL554, a new drug, was recently identified as an effective option for treating patients suffering from asthma and hay fever and is about to undergo trials in humans.
The drug has the ability of providing dramatic relief to patients suffering from respiratory diseases and does not lead to side effects, which are [...]
Black asthmatic teens more resistant to steroid-based asthma treatment
Black teens suffering from asthma are three times more likely to have steroid-resistant asthma than their white counterparts with the disease, as per a research conducted at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center.
Joseph Spahn, M.D., a pediatric allergist and director of the Immunopharmacology Lab at National Jewish said that African-American children are at a [...]
Medication discontinuation risk higher in patients new to chronic disease medication
Patients new to chronic disease medication are at an increased of facing the greatest risk of medication discontinuation during the first 30 days of treatment - with discontinuation rates ranging from 29.6 to 78.1 percent, as per researchers from Adheris, Inc., an inVentiv Health.
This finding was disclosed by a new study that was published online [...]
Asthma symptoms can be effectively managed with corticosteroids
Efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids is better than that of cromolyn for managing symptoms of asthma, according to a review of recent studies comparing the two treatments.
Patients suffering from asthma and treated with inhaled corticosteroids tend to make less use of life-saving inhalers and displayed improved breathing signs than their counterparts treated with cromolyn.
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Asthma attacks among preschoolers can be reduced with inhaled corticosteroids
The largest study of its kind on preschoolers has highlighted the fact that high dosages of inhaled corticosteroids can be used as preventive treatment for reducing the severity and time duration of asthma attacks, which are triggered by colds.
The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine and led by Dr. Francine Ducharme, [...]
Short course of corticosteroids effective after asthma attack
A Cochrane Systematic Review has suggested that the risk of an asthma attack relapse can be significantly reduced with a short course of corticosteroids after a patient gets discharged from the hospital for an asthma attack.
It was also suggested that administration of steroids can also reduce the use of inhalers and the benefits of steroid [...]