Asthma

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016

Cinqaero (Reslizumab) for Severe Asthma Granted EC Marketing Authorization

Asthma, News

The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for Teva Pharmaceutical’s Cinqaero (reslizumab) in all European Union (EU) nations, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland. The therapy treats inadequately controlled asthma in adult and ... Read more

August 19, 2016August 19, 2016

National Asthma and Lung Groups Collaborate to Empower Patients, Raise Awareness About Disease Severity

Asthma, News

The Allergy & Asthma Network recently partnered with the CHEST Foundation for a joint campaign to empower patients with persistent, difficult-to-control asthma. The campaign hopes to increase patients’ understanding of their condition through special ... Read more

August 17, 2016August 17, 2016

Pulmonary Problems Can Plague Childhood Cancer Survivors Through Adult Life

Asthma, Emphysema, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News, Pneumonia

Pulmonary complications can mount in childhood survivors of cancer for as long as 25 years after initial diagnosis, and have a substantial impact on their daily life, a team of researchers ... Read more

August 16, 2016August 16, 2016

Phase 3 Studies Find Symbicort Inhaler OK for Adults with COPD, Kids with Asthma

Asthma, COPD, News

AstraZeneca recently disclosed findings from two studies on its Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dehydrate) inhaler formulated for the treatment of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pediatric patients with asthma. Results from ... Read more

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016

NIH Grants $4.2M to New York Pediatrician to Study Asthma Management in Children

Asthma

A $4.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was recently awarded to attending physician Dr. Marina Reznik at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx, New York City, ... Read more

July 12, 2016July 14, 2016

US Pediatric Hospitals Vary Significantly in Care, Costs for Children with Asthma

Asthma, News

Pediatric hospital costs and care vary significantly when it comes to children with asthma, according to researchers from the Center for Outcomes Research (COR) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The study ... Read more

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016

FDA Approves Xolair for Allergic Pediatric Asthma

Asthma, News

Genentech recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xolair (omalizumab) for the treatment of persistent allergic asthma in children aged 6 to 11 years old. Xolair therapy was already ... Read more

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016

NebuTech Nebulizer Seen to Shorten Emergency Room Stays for Children with Asthma Flares

Asthma, COPD, News

A clinical study comparing the NebuTech nebulizer, developed by Salter Labs, and a standard nebulizer found that pediatric asthma patients using the newer device had a nearly 45-minute reduction in emergency-room hospital stays. Results of ... Read more

July 8, 2016July 8, 2016

Asthma Program With Focused Guidelines Improves Primary Care by 60%

Asthma, News

A recent study showed that a certain set of primary care-based asthma guidelines, established in 2007, helps to improve persistent asthma in children by 60 percent, compared to routine care. The ... Read more

July 6, 2016July 6, 2016

AAFP Releases Online Resources to Help Differentiate COPD, Asthma

Asthma, COPD, News

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, recently released online resource material for physicians and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. The physician resource document, ... Read more