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... clinical ‘toolkit’ designed to improve the management of severe asthma has been launched by HMRI respiratory researchers. A new clinical ‘toolkit’ designed to improve the management of severe asthma has been launched at the Thoracic Society of Australia and New ... treatment information to optimise care for patients with severe asthma. Fewer than 10% of people with asthma have severe disease yet ...
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... study which could identify a new treatment for people with ongoing asthma symptoms. Hunter researchers are leading a national study which could identify a new treatment for people with ongoing asthma symptoms. he AMAZES study will recruit 420 patients across ... Researchers are inviting non-smoking adults who are currently taking asthma medication to participate in the study. “In a previous study of ...
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An HMRI VIVA study could effectively slash the rates of asthma in children of asthmatic mothers. Researchers from the HMRI’s ... on the results of a study which could effectively slash the rates of asthma in children of asthmatic mothers. These findings follow on from ... in The Lancet medical journal, which confirmed that management of asthma during pregnancy could be significantly improved by using a ...
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A new auto-injecting pen will allow patients with severe eosinophilic asthma patients to self-administer a drug known as Mepolizumab, with ... auto-injecting pen will allow patients with severe eosinophilic asthma to self-administer a drug known as NUCALA (Mepolizumab), with ... or attend a clinic to receive monthly treatment. Severe eosinophilic asthma is a subtype of severe asthma, where there are too many ...
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... the use of antibiotics as a potential therapy for chronic asthma attacks is entering its final recruitment phase, five years after ... the use of antibiotics as a potential therapy for chronic asthma attacks is entering its final recruitment phase, five years after it commenced. Around 360 patients with moderate to severe asthma, who regularly take preventer medication, have previously ...
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... discovered new factors that may drive steroid resistance in severe asthma, which they hope could lead to a clinical breakthrough. ... a pathway that may drive the onset of steroid resistance in severe asthma , which they hope could lead to a clinical treatment ... cascade that drives inflammation and the pathogenesis of severe asthma. “Steroid resistance is the biggest issue in severe asthma and ...
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... a high-fibre diet can reduce airway inflammation in people with asthma. Respiratory researchers from the University of Newcastle and ... a high-fibre diet can reduce airway inflammation in people with asthma. Associate Professor Lisa Wood , Dr Katherine Baines , Dr Bronwyn ... trial to find out how and why dietary fibre may help people with asthma. “What you eat when you have asthma is important,” lead ...
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... for corticosteroid treatment and hospital visits, an international asthma review has found. An international asthma review involving University of Newcastle (UON) researcher Dr ... during a two-year appointment to Montreal, Canada. Children with asthma were given 2ml of Vitamin D in a cherry-flavoured liquid ...
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... Institute (HMRI) and UK has yielded a marked reduction in acute asthma exacerbations triggered by the common cold. A new therapy ... Institute (HMRI) and UK has yielded a marked reduction in acute asthma exacerbations triggered by the common cold. The international ... proved most effective in helping patients with more difficult asthma when they developed a virus- or cold-induced attack. Interferons ...
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... from around the world met last month to discuss the future of Asthma and COPD research. Researchers and clinicians from around the world met last month to discuss the future of Asthma and COPD research. Held at HMRI,The 2013 NAMe Asthma Meeting brought together a vast group of researchers to work ...
