The FDA is seeking advice this week from two of its advisory committees on how manufacturers of a major group of asthma drugs should study their potential risks.
asthmaFDA Panels to Advise on LABA Study DesignsMedPage Today Allergy & Immunology Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:39
The FDA is seeking advice this week from two of its advisory committees on how manufacturers of a major group of asthma drugs should study their potential risks. AAAAI: Athma Testing Urged for ElderlyMedPage Today Allergy & Immunology Thu, 03/04/2010 - 08:48
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Underuse of objective testing may be a big factor in underdiagnosis of asthma in the elderly, an expert said. Tags:
AAAAI: Folate-Asthma Link Depends on Timing (CME/CE)MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology Wed, 03/03/2010 - 08:29
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- High folate levels in utero may increase a child's future asthma risk, while those in the child's early years make little difference, according to two studies reported here. Tags:
Placental Infection Could Spur Asthma (CME/CE, with audio)MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology Tue, 02/02/2010 - 08:02
Preterm birth complicated by chorioamnionitis may modestly increase a child's risk of later asthma, researchers found. Tags:
Gene Linked to Asthma in Children (CME/CE)MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology Wed, 12/23/2009 - 15:00
A gene on chromosome one appears to be linked to moderate to severe persistent asthma in children (MedPage Today) -- the second such genetic locus associated with the disease. Beta-2 Receptor Variants Don't Affect LABA Response in Asthma (C...MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology Fri, 11/20/2009 - 10:17
Against expectations, asthma patients with different genotypes for the beta-2 adrenergic receptor all responded well to long-acting beta agonist (LABA) asthma drugs, researchers said. ACAAI: Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels Indicate Treatment Efficacy i...MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology Wed, 11/11/2009 - 10:12
MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- Children younger than 7 can successfully use devices that measure exhaled nitric oxide and monitor how well some treatments are controlling their asthma, a researcher reported here. ACAAI: Shortness of Breath in Exercise Not Always Asthma (CME/CE...MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology Tue, 11/10/2009 - 10:59
MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- Researchers suggested here that many people who are diagnosed with exercise-induced shortness of breath and asthma frequently may be misdiagnosed. CHEST: Asthma More Common in 9/11 Responders (CME/CE)MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology Wed, 11/04/2009 - 09:57
SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- The prevalence of asthma among those who responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11 is about twice that found in the general population, researchers found. More Patients OK to Dive with Disease (CME/CE)MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology Wed, 10/07/2009 - 07:05
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- An increasing number of patients with controlled diabetes, asthma, and other diseases are getting the green light for an activity that was once off limits: scuba diving. |