Pre-school-aged children at high risk for asthma and suffering from breathing complications can expect significant relief when inhaled corticosteroids are used on a daily basis, as per results from the Childhood Asthma Research and Education (CARE) Network supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
It was however noted during the study that inhaled [...]
The fact that most asthmatic people do not take their inhaled steroid medications on time may be the reason behind a majority of asthma hospitalization cases, as per a research that featured in an issue of the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (JACI).
The JACI is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Academy of [...]
Adult and young asthmatic patients on inhaled steroids are in a better position than their counterparts on cromolyn. This finding was revealed in a study that was conducted by James Guevara, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues.
The study made comparisons on both treatment options to judge the better between the [...]
During a recently concluded study that was presented at the American Thoracic Society, it was found that some children may face some troubles in managing asthma when treated with inhaled corticosteroids, which is a mainstay of asthma treatment.
This study brought forward the fact that some of the asthmatic children may actually be less responsive to [...]
Earlier advice on how to manage asthma may be a little faulty. This is what the Nottingham researchers have found after they conducted a study that will test whether the extra steroids were having an impact. The team gave patients an extra supply of inhalers, and told them to break into it when their peak [...]
As per a study, adults and children with asthma can have more control over asthma with inhaled corticosteroids than with cromolyn.
This study was conducted by James Guevara, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues to make comparisons between the two treatments (inhaled corticosteroids and cromolyn) to find the better of the [...]
After living those extremely tiring and painful moments, there’s some great news for the adult asthma sufferers at last. During studies financed by GlaxoSmithKline and conducted on its experimental drug “mepolizumab”, it was found that the drug might prove beneficial for those asthma sufferers whose illness can be difficult to control. According to the researchers [...]