Asthma

As COPD exacerbations continue to plague patients, the AIRWISE trial will examine LAMA/LABA/ICS combinations.

In total, 774 cases of nightmares were reported, with 467 of the cases occurring in patients aged 19 years and younger using montelukast.

The approval marks the first FDA-approved treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension.

COPD-related deaths increased 11.6% since 1990, and cases increased 44.2% to 174.5 million.

The FDA accepted an abbreviated new drug application for Sandoz ANDA.

CHASE 3 data support FDA approval of Symbicort in children 6 to >12 years.

Already at war over PCSK9, drug giants go to court over another breakthrough drug.

The FDA contraindicated using LABA as monotherapy in adults with asthma.

Meredith McCormack, MD, MHS, talked about managing asthma and COPD in the primary care setting and when it’s time to refer a patient to a specialist at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.

RV/TCL ratios have a stronger association with longer duration asthma.

The phase 3b MUSCA trial reported positive results for mepolizumab.

Jay Jin, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, shared the results from his team's case series surrounding unexpected bradycardia effect from epinephrine administration.

Patients with severe allergic asthma should try omalizumab therapy.

The expanded indication was granted under the FDA's priority review program.

Killing cockroaches from infested homes reduced asthma morbidity.

Surprising links exist between kids with asthma, parental influence, & anxiety.

Kids with asthma are four times more likely to have kidney stones.

The FDA approved two breath-activated inhalers to treat asthma.

Previous studies have shown that “the gut microbiota differs in composition and diversity during the first months of life in children who later do or do not have allergic disease," but researchers who focused on immunoglobulin A prevalence made a different finding.

Smoking teens, rogue genes, and mashed-up hookworms are among the many diverse, fascinating, and important asthma topics that came out of 2016.

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.”

A new analysis of records from India and Vietnam has found a significant association between cesarean birth and childhood asthma. Studies of children born in wealthier countries have produced similar results.

Even patients on low- to medium-dose inhaled corticosteroids administered over a long period could be at risk for adrenal insufficiency.

Smoking is bad for everyone’s lungs – but it’s especially bad for people with asthma. So you would think that someone with the lung condition would steer clear of activities which can trigger an attack.

In a study of young adults who had confirmed respiratory infections, US military hospital researchers found the women reported more severe and longer lasting illness than the men.