Children and adults with asthma can exercise better control over the disease activity when treated with inhaled corticosteroids than with cromolyn, according to a study conducted by James Guevara, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues.
During comparisons made between inhaled corticosteroids and cromolyn, the researchers were able to [...]
Around 37 million people in the United States alone are afflicted with sinusitis and most of them also suffer from asthma, which is an inflammatory disease of the lungs characterized by reversible airway obstruction.
In order to identify variations in sinusitis symptoms experienced by asthmatics versus non-asthmatics, a study was conducted and authors of “The Incidence [...]
According to researchers at National Jewish Health in a paper published online in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, low levels of vitamin D have an association with greater medication use and lower lung function in children with asthma.
Vitamin D enhances the activity of most effective of all asthma control medications, corticosteroids, as per [...]
Researchers from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Asthma Clinical Research Networks at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference in San Francisco evaluating children suffering from asthma, inhaled steroids, as well as asthma and obesity have presented their research findings.
Wayne Morgan, M.D., of the University of Arizona Health [...]
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 [...]