News tagged with inhaled corticosteroids

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Long-term ICS use reduces pleural effusion in patients with community acquired pneumonia

Prior treatment with inhaled corticosteroids in patients with respiratory disorders who develop community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is associated with a lower incidence and severity of parapneumonic effusion, according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Identifying asthma patients who tolerate lower doses of steroids remains problematic

Common respiratory measurements are not effective in determining which asthma patients are able to significantly decrease their use of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) medications without risk of flare-ups or exacerbations, according ...

Immunology created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heavy kids may not respond as well to asthma meds

(HealthDay) -- Overweight children may not respond as well to common asthma medicines known as inhaled corticosteroids, new research finds.

Inflammatory disorders created Mar 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Combined asthma medication therapy shown to reduce attacks

A Henry Ford Hospital study has found that using two types of common asthma medications in combination reduces severe asthma attacks.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Acid reflux drug does not improve asthma in children

Children without symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux whose asthma was being poorly controlled with anti-inflammatory treatment did not have an improvement in symptoms or lung function with the added treatment of the proton ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Improved medication use could reduce severe asthma attacks

Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have found that one-quarter of severe asthma attacks could be prevented if only patients consistently took their medication as prescribed.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Babies who eat fish before nine months are less likely to suffer pre-school wheeze

Children who started eating fish before nine months of age are less likely to suffer from pre-school wheeze, but face a higher risk if they were treated with broad spectrum antibiotics in the first week of life or their mother ...

Health created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study connects gene variant to response to asthma drugs

A genetic variant may explain why some people with asthma do not respond well to inhaled corticosteroids, the most widely prescribed medicine for long-term asthma control. Researchers found that asthma patients who have two ...

Genetics created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-term inhaled corticosteroid use increases fracture risk in lung disease patients

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who use inhaled corticosteroids to improve breathing for more than six months have a 27 percent increased risk of bone fractures, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests.

Medications created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0