Immunology
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LABA withdrawal does not worsen asthma control
Key clinical point: Step-down treatment works well in routine asthma care, with no loss of control or lung function decline. Major finding: No...
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Mylan’s generic EpiPen – a price break or marketing maneuver?
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Antibiotics overprescribed during asthma-related hospitalizations
Despite guidelines recommending against such practices, unnecessary antibiotics are routinely prescribed during asthma-related hospitalizations....
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Skin patch testing pinpoints dietary triggers of IBS
About 90% of patients reported improvement in symptoms of IBS after avoiding type 4 food allergens identified by skin patch testing, according to...
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Lebrikizumab boosts lung function in asthma
Clinically meaningful improvement was seen within the first week of therapy.
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Fungi may exacerbate asthma, chronic sinusitis
Fungi might play a far larger role in asthma and chronic sinusitis than previously thought, according to investigators at Baylor College of...
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Crisaborole’s safety holds up in long-term atopic dermatitis trial
Key clinical point: The topical phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor crisaborole was safe and well tolerated for up to 48 weeks in patients with mild-to-...
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Yoga improves asthmatics’ quality of life, data review suggests
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Azithromycin fails to ameliorate treatment-resistant cough
Key clinical point: This study did not support the clinical efficacy of low-dose macrolides for patients with treatment-resistant chronic cough....
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Novel device therapy shows continued benefits in pediatric peanut allergy
Viaskin Peanut now in phase III testing after positive phase IIb extension study.
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Tiotropium inhalation spray effective for asthma regardless of allergic status
No need to define whether a patient has allergic or nonallergic asthma before prescribing Spiriva Respimat.