A new drug for asthma, RPL554, which earlier faced trial at the Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR) in the Netherlands, is expected to face human trials in the near future. It is important to note that the earlier trials were conducted on more than 60 people in the year 2008.
It is believed that this [...]
December 5, 2009 | Posted in
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A combination of airway opening drug and inhaled steroids having inflammation-minimizing characteristics can prove to be a better option than a normal dose of steroids for preventing severe asthma attacks, according to a new review of recent studies.
It was suggested during the study that higher dosages of steroids prove to be a better option as [...]
December 2, 2009 | Posted in
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Adults and children with asthma can exercise better control over asthma with inhaled corticosteroids than cromolyn, according to a study conducted by James Guevara, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues.
During this study, comparisons were made between the two treatment options, inhaled corticosteroids and cromolyn, to find the better of the [...]
November 3, 2009 | Posted in
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Brand-new study shows that a combination of inhaled steroids and long acting beta agonist (LABA) does not bring down the incidence of extreme Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) aggravations.
Additional studies present that combined treatment elevated the patient’s chance of getting pneumonia by 63 percent, viral respiratory infections by 22 percent and fungal infections in the [...]
October 18, 2009 | Posted in
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According to Rebecca Green, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., corticosteroids have long been hailed as miracle drugs for different ailments for control of symptoms when other forms of medications have failed to deliver any positive results.
These findings were concerned with the use of [...]
August 29, 2009 | Posted in
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According to a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society, some children may face problems to control asthma when treated with inhaled corticosteroids, which is a mainstay of asthma treatment.
The study highlighted the fact that some asthmatic children may be genetically less responsive to steroids, as per researcher Gregory Sawicki, M.D. of Children’s Hospital [...]
August 14, 2009 | Posted in
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Inhaled and oral steroids are commonly used by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. A study was conducted by the Centre for Vision Research in the University of Sydney in Australia to assess the long-term impact of steroid use in cataracts. According to lead researcher, Jie Jin Wang, MMed, PhD, their findings could [...]
July 31, 2009 | Posted in
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A recent analysis of a major trial highlighted the risk in COPD patients citing a link between increased risks of pneumonia and inhaled steroid therapy.
According to the first detailed analysis of safety data obtained from the influential TORCH study, there is a risk of pneumonia with inhaled steroid therapy by as much as 50 percent. [...]
July 25, 2009 | Posted in
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As per a recent study, some individuals who are suffering from mild asthma and using inhaled steroids on a twice-daily basis, may find it beneficial to take them once a day.
The study involved researchers at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and 20 other centers with an aim to ascertain if the asthma patients [...]
July 13, 2009 | Posted in
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