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FDA Adds Fasenra Indication for Severe Asthma in Children
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an additional indication for Fasenra (benralizumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for patients aged 6 to 11 years...
Planning Safe Summer Camp Fun for Kids With Allergies & Asthma
SATURDAY, April 13, 2023 – Preparing a kid for summer camp is already a daunting task, and it’s even more complicated if your child has allergies or asthma, experts say. “Kids with allergies and ast...
Researchers Find New Way to Curb Asthma Attacks
TUESDAY, March 26, 2025 – A protein that shuts down immune cells in the lungs could be key to a new treatment for asthma attacks, a new report says. The naturally occurring protein, called Piezo1,...
Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk for Childhood Asthma
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – Early-life air pollution is associated with an increased risk for asthma in childhood, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Network Open. Antonella...
Asthma Care-Related Carbon Emissions Increased With Poorly Controlled Asthma
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – In the United Kingdom, poorly controlled asthma is associated with increased asthma care-related carbon emissions, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in Thorax....
Move to Electric Vehicles Could Prevent Millions of Child Asthma Attacks Each Year
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – If all cars and trucks sold in America were "zero emission" by 2040 and the country's electric grid was also powered by clean energy, nearly 2.8 million child asthma...
Parents Scrambling After Asthma Inhaler Flovent Removed From Market
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – A popular asthma inhaler was discontinued on Jan. 1, and the business move has left families scrambling to find a replacement for their kids. Flovent was one of the most...
Tapering of Inhaled Steroids Feasible for Asthma Controlled With Benralizumab
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – For patients with severe eosinophilic asthma controlled on benralizumab, tapering of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is feasible and is not associated with worse asthma...
Flovent Discontinuation in 2024 Raises Concerns for Doctors, Patients
FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 – In a move that is causing concern among doctors and patients, GlaxoSmithKline is discontinuing Flovent (fluticasone inhalation) as of Jan. 1, 2024. The pharmaceutical company...
Flovent Asthma Inhaler Switch in 2024 Could Leave Some Patients Scrambling
FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 — A popular asthma inhaler is being discontinued Jan. 1, fueling concerns that patients may have trouble getting insurance coverage for alternatives. GSK, maker of the branded i...
Flovent Asthma Inhaler Switch in 2024 Could Leave Some Patients Scrambling
FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 — A popular asthma inhaler is being discontinued Jan. 1, fueling concerns that patients may have trouble getting insurance coverage for alternatives. GSK, maker of the branded i...
Candles, Trees, Pets: All Holiday Hazards for Kids With Asthma
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 – Kids are home for the holidays, but the wonders of the season can pose problems for children with asthma. Sources of joy like Christmas trees, a Yule log burning or...
AI-Aided Stethoscope May Aid Home Monitoring of Asthma Exacerbations
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – An artificial intelligence (AI)-aided home stethoscope provides reliable information on asthma exacerbations, according to a study published in the November/December issue of...
Low Neighborhood Opportunity Tied to ED Visits for Asthma in Young Children
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Neighborhoods with higher socioeconomic and educational opportunity are more likely to have lower rates of asthma-related emergency department visits among children younger...
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Nov. 9-13
The annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology was held from Nov. 9 to 13 in Anaheim, California, and attracted participants from around the world, including allergy and...
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