Nov. 27, 2024 — A recent trial finds an injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further ...

Prednisolone tablets were well tolerated in most of the patients and the few who vomited were below 5 years age. This study gives further evidence for use of oral Prednisolone in the first instance, ...

LONDON — AstraZeneca’s AZN.L Fasenra, an injectable treatment for severe asthma, is more effective during attacks than the oral steroid that has been the standard of care for 50 years, cutting the ...

Scientists at Rutgers Health have discovered that a simple blood test could diagnose asthma and determine its severity, a ...

According to national guidelines, mild persistent asthma is defined by a need for β-agonist treatment more than 2 days per week (but less than daily), asthma-related nighttime awakenings more ...

Nov. 27, 2024 — A recent trial finds an injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further ...

General linear models with dependent variables of unscheduled care visits, rescue oral steroids and hospital admission are shown in table 7. For prior ICU admission, binary logistic regression ...

clinmed.gla.ac.uk Background: Although inhaled corticosteroids have an established role in the treatment of asthma, studies have tended to concentrate on non-smokers and little is known about the ...