Financial and social hardships are the major reasons black children and teens are twice as likely as whites to be readmitted to the hospital for asthma, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at nearly 800 asthma patients, aged 1 to ...
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If you can't get relief from your asthma, the way you communicate with your allergist might be part of the problem, according to two new studies. The researchers said asthma patients need to ask questions and have open communication with ...
By Kirsty Oswald, medwireNews Reporter Results from a German national health survey indicate that asthma patients with multiple comorbidities are at increased risk for unplanned hospital admissions. The findings also confirm that ...
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People with asthma face special risks from influenza, and a new report suggests far too few American asthma patients receive the seasonal flu shot. "Asthmatics are at increased risk for complications from the flu," said one expert, Dr. ...
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Boehringer Ingelheim has submitted European marketing authorization applications (MAA) to extend the indication to use tiotropium (Spiriva) Respimat for the treatment of asthma in adults aged 18 years and over. The MAA is based on results ...
US-based Boston Scientific has obtained Chinese Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Alair bronchial thermoplasty system, designed for patients suffering from severe asthma. The Alair system uses mild heat to reduce the ...
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Flow meters are instruments that help in the enhancement of measuring velocity of various liquids and gases in a given environment. These days the market is showing a boom in the demand for meters and thus, this has led to an introduction ...
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Mission Pharmacal Company has introduced new flavored Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate Oral Solution 25mg/5mL for asthma patients in certain US markets. The company expects to make the flavored asthma medicine, with grape taste and higher ...
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended SkyePharma's flutiform (fluticasone propionate/formoterol fumarate) for European marketing approval. Flutiform is a ...
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Aptar Pharma, a manufacturer of nasal and pulmonary drug delivery devices, has launched Twister, a new capsule-based Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) for asthma sufferers. Twister is a transparent device that operates by three simple steps: ...
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