Steroids show efficacy for easing down COPD disease activity

Inhaled steroids can lead to reduced mortality risk in patients afflicted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Use of steroids by COPD patients keep them better protected than those not making use of them, according to Christine Macie, MD, FCCP, Cambridge Hospital, Ontario, Canada and author of the study.
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“Our results indicate that the [...]

Call of caution for Physicians treating COPD patients

Physicians need to observe a high sense of care and caution while dealing with their COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) patients, according to Lung disease experts at Johns Hopkins.
This finding serves as a reminder to physicians treating COPD patients so that timely and required steps can be taken to avoid pneumonia, which doubles their risk [...]

COPD treatment is facilitated with inhaled steroids

According to a study appearing in the CHEST, which is a peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), the use of inhaled steroids can be more than just useful for providing relief to patients afflicted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD.
Christine Macie, MD, FCCP, Cambridge Hospital, Ontario, Canada and author [...]

COPD patients at risk for pneumonia after using inhaled steroids

According to researchers, the use of inhalers including corticosteroids for treating COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) might increase the risk of pneumonia by as much as 70 percent.
Inhaled corticosteroids, which are considered to be the most popular treatment option for asthma, are usually not recommended for treating COPD but Advair, [...]

Treating COPD with inhaled steroids has many benefits

One of the five leading causes of death worldwide, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is characterized by an inflammatory response to inhaled fumes such as tobacco smoking that can lead to lung function loss, shortness of breath, and limiting airflow.
According to a study by Sebastian Albertí (Institut Universitari d’Investigacions en Ciències [...]

Risk of severe pneumonia high in COPD patients using inhaled steroids

Inhaled steroids are recommended by medical practitioners for treating patients affected by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) but a study has disclosed that such anti-inflammatory drugs could increase the risk of pneumonia leading to hospitalization.
The researchers remarked after evaluating a large cohort of patients with COPD that the use of inhaled corticosteroids [...]

COPD exacerbations can be reduced with macrolide antibiotic

A London-based study has suggested that the frequency of exacerbations in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be minimized by as much as 35 percent when a macrolide antibiotic is used in the long term.
Lead author of the paper, Terence A. R. Seemungal, Ph.D., and Jadwiga [...]

COPD patients get significant relief with corticosteroids

Patients suffering from COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and being administered with inhaled corticosteroids tend to experience lower mortality rate than those not on steroids, according to a new study published in the CHEST, peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP).
Christine Macie, MD, FCCP, Cambridge Hospital, Ontario, Canada and author of this [...]

Asthma management can be simplified by combo inhaler

According to a recently concluded review, a single prescribed inhaler that contains two medicines can prove effective to help people with chronic asthma to manage their condition in a better way.
It was remarked by lead reviewer Christopher Cates, M.D., at the Community Health Sciences of St. George’s at the University of London that most asthma [...]

COPD mortality risk minimized by inhaled corticosteroids

According to a new study published in the September issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using inhaled corticosteroids may have a significantly reduced mortality risk.
It was revealed by the research that patients administrated with inhaled corticosteroids within one month of [...]