Immunology
New medicine shows potential to reduce oral steroid use in severe asthma patients
A trial led by a McMaster University respirology professor shows promising results for a new medicine for severe asthma patients.
May 25, 2017
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Health
Telepsychiatry helps mental health patients in rural Missouri
Holden Comer lives in Owensville, a town of 2,600 22 miles from the nearest interstate highway in east central Missouri. When he was 5, he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress and attention deficit disorders.
May 23, 2017
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Immunology
Climate change could increase ER visits for allergy-related asthma
More children could wind up in hospital emergency rooms suffering from allergy-induced asthma if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and cause longer oak pollen seasons, according to a new study.
May 10, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Marrying an asthma inhaler to a wireless monitor and a smartphone app
What do you get by marrying an asthma inhaler to a wireless monitor and a smartphone app? Plenty, says David Van Sickle, a medical anthropologist who specializes in respiratory disease.
Apr 20, 2017
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Immunology
City living can make asthma worse for poor children, study finds
Results of a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers using national data add to evidence that living in inner cities can worsen asthma in poor children. They also document persistent racial/ethnic disparities in asthma.
Mar 15, 2017
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Medications
Combining opioids with anti-anxiety medicines linked to greater risk of overdose
Taking opioids (strong prescription painkillers) together with benzodiazepines (widely used to treat anxiety and sleep problems) is associated with greater risk of opioid overdose, finds a study in The BMJ today.
Mar 14, 2017
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Medications
Use of multiple brain-affecting drugs is rising among seniors, despite risks, study finds
The number of older Americans who take three or more medicines that affect their brains has more than doubled in just a decade, a new study finds.
Feb 13, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Hospital program demonstrates significant cuts in cancer care costs
A new University of Alabama at Birmingham study shows that, when older cancer patients were paired with trained nonmedical professionals in the form of 'lay navigators,' there was significant decline in health care resource ...
Feb 8, 2017
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Health
Nurse practitioners could help meet need for elderly home care
(HealthDay)—Nurse practitioners could meet the growing need for house calls to frail, elderly Americans, but restrictions in some states may get in the way, according to research published recently in the Journal of the ...
Feb 7, 2017
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Health
Misdiagnosed foot, ankle injuries may result in arthritis, chronic pain and disability
Front-line physicians are advised to err on the side of caution and opt for additional imaging and second opinions when diagnosing six common foot and ankle injuries. A new study by orthopedic surgeons finds misdiagnosis ...
Jan 30, 2017
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