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 [...]
Relationship between asthma, LABA medications, and inhaled steroids explored
As per a new review of recent studies, a combination of drugs for airway opening and inhaled steroids with inflammation-reducing properties are better option than a normal dose of steroids when it comes to inhibiting severe asthma attacks.
It was suggested during the view that higher doses of steroids can prove to be an amicable option [...]
Inhaled steroid treatment for asthma may not be for every child
According to a study that was presented at the American Thoracic Society and handled by researcher Gregory Sawicki, M.D. of Children’s Hospital in Boston, some children may not be able to control asthma in the same manner as other children with asthma when treated with inhaled corticosteroids.
This study is expected to highlight some present-day loopholes [...]
Chronic corticosteroid usage highlighted by new research
New findings in relation to the usage of chronic corticosteroid were revealed during an annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Seattle.
As per Rebecca Green, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., corticosteroids have long being considered to be [...]
Some Asthmatic Children may be less responsive to Inhaled Steroid Treatment
Some of the asthmatic children undergoing inhaled corticosteroid treatment may not respond as others, as per a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society.
During the study, it was found that some children may be genetically less responsive to steroid treatment for their asthma, as per researcher Gregory Sawicki, M.D. of Children’s Hospital in Boston. [...]
A sigh of relief for asthmatics!
Medical sciences have once again come up with some great news, this time for the asthma patients, particularly women. Studies carried out in America reveal that that older women suffering from asthma who inhale steroids are at much lesser risk to fall prey to other ailments or causes over five years as compared to those [...]