Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: asthmatics http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Nearly 5 million asthmatics could benefit from antifungal therapy An estimated 4,837,000 asthmatics with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) could benefit substantially from antifungal treatment, say researchers from The University of Manchester and the University of Toronto. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-million-asthmatics-benefit-antifungal-therapy.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 08 May 2013 08:06:33 EST news287219035 Have asthma? You likely have an allergy as well Asthma is becoming an epidemic in the United States. The number of Americans diagnosed with asthma grows annually, with 26 million currently affected. And according to a new study, nearly two-thirds or more of all asthmatics also have an allergy, which can make this spring season particularly bothersome. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-asthma-allergy.html Immunology Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:08 EST news284037040 Children born after infertility treatment are more likely to suffer from asthma Asthma is more common among children born after infertility treatment than among children who have been planned and conceived naturally, according to findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study published online today (Thursday) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-children-born-infertility-treatment-asthma.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:00:01 EST news273948377 Respiratory symptoms vary throughout menstrual cycle (HealthDay)—The frequency of respiratory symptoms, including wheeze, shortness of breath, and cough, varies throughout the menstrual cycle, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-respiratory-symptoms-vary-menstrual.html Health Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:40:01 EST news273753309 Mild asthma patients may not need daily inhaled steroid therapy: study For two decades, asthma treatment for millions of people with a milder form of the disease has consisted of daily inhaled steroid medicine to reduce inflammation. Now, a new study has found that asthmatics who take the low-dose medication as a daily routine do no better than those who turn to their inhalers only when they have symptoms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-asthma-big-daily-regimen.html Inflammatory disorders Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:00:01 EST news266596608 Mepolizumab almost halves exacerbations in patients with severe asthma The largest study of patients with severe asthma to date, published in the Lancet special issue on respiratory medicine, shows that those treated with the monoclonal antibody mepolizumab experienced an almost 50 percent reduction in severe exacerbations, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations compared with patients given placebo. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-mepolizumab-halves-exacerbations-patients-severe.html Immunology Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:30:01 EST news264345938 Inflammation a possible cause of higher mortality rates in older asthma patients Higher mortality rates among older adult asthma patients compared to their younger counterparts may be due, at least in part, to an increase in airway inflammation, according to a study conducted by researchers in Canada, who note that their results imply that elderly patients are either less likely to follow asthma medication dosing instructions, or that the underlying airway inflammation in elderly patients is relatively resistant to current anti-inflammatory therapies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-inflammation-higher-mortality-older-asthma.html Immunology Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:04 EST news256823562 Positive results trial for new asthma treatment Scientists from the University of Southampton and Synairgen, a respiratory drug development company spun out from the University, can announce positive data from its Phase II clinical trial, into the effectiveness of the drug SNG001 (inhaled interferon beta) for asthma patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-positive-results-trial-asthma-treatment.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:40:01 EST news254049792 How colds cause coughs and wheezes Cold-like infections make 'cough receptors' in the airways more sensitive, making asthmatics more prone to bouts of coughing and wheezing, reveal scientists presenting their findings at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Dublin. The work could lead to drugs that reduce virus-induced coughing in those suffering chronic lung diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-colds-wheezes.html Immunology Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:40:02 EST news252040120