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How Early Antibiotic Use Could Raise Kids' Asthma Risk
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – Early exposure to antibiotics might increase a kid’s risk of asthma by altering their gut bacteria, a new mouse study finds. Antibiotics could specifically lower gut p...
Clinical Response Seen for Patients With Severe Asthma Initiating Biologics
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – Patients with severe asthma initiating biologics exhibit clinical responses and super-responses, but 40 to 50 percent do not meet response criteria, according to a study...
Few Adults With Moderate, Severe Asthma Receive Recommended Inhaler Regimen
THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 – Only 14.5 percent of adult patients with moderate or severe asthma are prescribed the recommended Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (SMART) inhaler regimen, according...
Too Few Asthma Patients Are Using Updated Inhalers
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – Improved inhalers are now available to help control asthma and treat sudden attacks, but a new study shows that hardly anyone’s using them. The new inhalers combine i...
More Kids With Asthma Need Hospital Care on Very Hot Days
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – Heat waves and heat domes are particularly dangerous to kids with asthma, a new study finds. Daytime heat waves are associated with 19% increased odds that a child with...
Pulmonologist Intervention Beneficial for Undiagnosed Asthma, COPD
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – For adults with undiagnosed asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), receipt of pulmonologist-directed treatment is associated with less subsequent health...
FDA Adds Fasenra Indication for Severe Asthma in Children
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an additional indication for Fasenra (benralizumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for patients aged 6 to 11 years...
Planning Safe Summer Camp Fun for Kids With Allergies & Asthma
SATURDAY, April 13, 2023 – Preparing a kid for summer camp is already a daunting task, and it’s even more complicated if your child has allergies or asthma, experts say. “Kids with allergies and ast...
Researchers Find New Way to Curb Asthma Attacks
TUESDAY, March 26, 2025 – A protein that shuts down immune cells in the lungs could be key to a new treatment for asthma attacks, a new report says. The naturally occurring protein, called Piezo1,...
AAAAI: Early-Life Day Care Attendance May Lower Risk for Asthma, Allergies
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 – Early-life day care attendance may be protective against allergen sensitization, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy,...
Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk for Childhood Asthma
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – Early-life air pollution is associated with an increased risk for asthma in childhood, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Network Open. Antonella...
Asthma Care-Related Carbon Emissions Increased With Poorly Controlled Asthma
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – In the United Kingdom, poorly controlled asthma is associated with increased asthma care-related carbon emissions, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in Thorax....
Move to Electric Vehicles Could Prevent Millions of Child Asthma Attacks Each Year
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – If all cars and trucks sold in America were "zero emission" by 2040 and the country's electric grid was also powered by clean energy, nearly 2.8 million child asthma...
Expanded Use of Xolair to Treat Food Allergies Approved by the FDA
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the use of the asthma drug Xolair (omalizumab) to help prevent anaphylactic reactions. Xolair is an injected drug and is...
Recent Cannabis Use Tied to Higher Risk of Current Asthma
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – There is a dose-response relationship between frequency of current cannabis use and the prevalence of current asthma, according to a study published in the February issue...
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