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March 18th 2024
In an announcement by Aquestive Therapeutics, these new findings demonstrated the potential of this orally-administered epinephrine treatment.
Researchers Identify Factors in Asthma Severity Variance
Using data from the Inner-City Asthma Consortium, researchers were able to identify the factors that contribute to more than half the variance in asthma severity, including allergic sensitization and, significantly, environmental tobacco smoke.
Could Ultraviolet Light Technology Treat Multiple Sclerosis?
Cornell scientists said they created a chemical tool that uses ultraviolet light to track inflammation and even control it. Their hope is it might work to treat inflammatory diseases, perhaps even multiple sclerosis.
Probiotics May Prevent Atopic Dermatitis if Microbiome Cooperates
December 13th 2016Previous research showed probiotics given to pregnant women during certain stages of pregnancy and post delivery reduced the likelihood of atopic dermatitis in their children. Recently published reports; however, may not agree.
Skin Test Can Predict Remissions in Urticaria
Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) typically lasts one to five years. Nevertheless, in 14% of CIU patients, the disease lasts longer than five years, and few predictors of its remission rate are available. However, a pair of Thai investigators recently showed that the results of two simple skin tests could predict two-year remission rates in patients with CIU.
Corticosteroid Success Linked to Differences in Bronchial Microbiome
December 7th 2016Individuals with atopic asthma were recently found to have a distinctive bronchial bacterial microbiome that not only differs from those without asthma, but between asthmatics with phenotypes more responsive or resistant to inhaled corticosteroids.
Meta-Analysis Asserts Link Between Traffic Pollution and Childhood Asthma
Studies that found no connection are outliers, the authors of the new meta-analysis write. They believe the findings have been consistent enough to assert a certain link between pollution exposure and juvenile asthma, but they note that many important questions remain.
AerobiKa Device Well Tolerated in Children with Asthma, but Disease Scores Unaffected
AerobiKa, a vibratory positive expiratory pressure device meant to reduce mucus plugging, “did not demonstrate statistical significance in terms of improved clinical asthma score or reduced hospitalization rate.â€
Which Emollient Makes Atopic Dermatitis Worse?
November 21st 2016Multiple measurements of skin integrity and function were applied to distinguish between the effects of topical emollient products in a recent study. Two popular products in the UK were determined to transiently improve the skin barrier that is thought to be defective in atopic dermatitis (AD), and another product was confirmed to be damaging.
Atopy and Allergen Exposure Impact Asthma Severity in Children
Children with severe, persistent asthma in Memphis, TN, suffer an extremely high rate of atopy, according to a recent study. Clearer understanding of this relationship would allow physicians to employ more personalized and effective interventions.