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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,...
AAAAI: Early-Life Day Care Attendance May Lower Risk for Asthma, Allergies
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 – Early-life day care attendance may be protective against allergen sensitization, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy,...
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...
Expanded Use of Xolair to Treat Food Allergies Approved by the FDA
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the use of the asthma drug Xolair (omalizumab) to help prevent anaphylactic reactions. Xolair is an injected drug and is...
Recent Cannabis Use Tied to Higher Risk of Current Asthma
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – There is a dose-response relationship between frequency of current cannabis use and the prevalence of current asthma, according to a study published in the February issue...
Marijuana Use Could Raise Asthma Risks
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – Marijuana has a reputation for being harmless, but frequent tokers are more likely to suffer from asthma, a new study shows. Asthma is more common among U.S. adults who’ve u...
Mom's Opioid Use in Pregnancy Raises Child's Asthma, Eczema Risk
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Fetal exposure to opioids may change a baby's immune system, triggering a rise in risks for eczema and asthma through early childhood, new research shows. Children born to...
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...
Could Inhaling a Statin Help Ease Asthma, COPD?
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – Drugs already used by millions to lower cholesterol might someday have a new role: Relieving asthma and COPD. That's the hope of a new line of research underway at the...
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...
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