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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 ... PBS. A new pre-filled, auto-injecting pen will allow patients with severe eosinophilic asthma to self-administer a drug known as NUCALA ...
Category: Research
... related to breathing that impair health and wellbeing. We study asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), vocal cord ... (LABA) and inhaled corticosteroids in people with more severe disease. Pulmonary rehabilitation that involves exercise training ... of breath, cough, voice disorders and noisy breathing (Source – Severe Asthma Toolkit ). VCD occurs in up to 50% of people with chronic ...
Category: Research
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are the two ... chronic respiratory diseases in Australia, with the incidence of asthma among the highest in the world, and COPD a major cause of death. ... to have COPD as non-smokers and their symptoms are likely to be more severe (Source – Health Direct Australia ) - this highlights the ...
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... have discovered new factors that may drive steroid resistance in severe asthma, which they hope could lead to a clinical breakthrough. ... and a pathway that may drive the onset of steroid resistance in severe asthma , which they hope could lead to a clinical treatment ...
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... antibiotics with commonly used treatments to help people with asthma better control their condition. New research is underway to test ... antibiotics with commonly used treatments to help people with asthma better control their condition. World Asthma Day aims to raise ... current treatments and often suffer periods when their symptoms are severe,” Professor Gibson said. “The national study is testing the ...
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... of the common cold which could lead to new treatments for acute asthma and health care savings. Research Archive from 2006 A Hunter ... of the common cold which could lead to new treatments for acute asthma and health care savings. Results of a study by researcher Dr ... services,” said Dr Wark. Common cold infections can lead to a severe worsening of asthma and accounts for most admissions to hospital ...
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... the link between chronic bacterial infection and steroid-resistant asthma. University of Newcastle researcher, Professor Phil Hansbro*, ... there were few treatments for these patients who often suffered more severe asthma. “There is a strong imperative to better understand the ... sufferers.” Approximately 20-30 per cent of asthmatics have a severe form of the condition and many of them are resistant to steroids. ...
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... to identifying the source of serious virus-and allergen-induced asthma attacks after detecting important molecular signals generated ... to identifying the source of serious virus-and allergen-induced asthma attacks after detecting important molecular signals generated ... caused by viruses,” Professor Mattes said. “Asthmatics experience severe and prolonged symptoms when infected with the common cold virus ...
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Marking World Asthma Day today, a study by HMRI respiratory researcher Bronwyn Berthon ... Bronwyn Berthon has found a new link between low-fibre diets and asthma. Marking World Asthma Day today, a study by HMRI respiratory ... outcomes, and was the first study in humans to show that people with severe asthma consumed less fibre and more fat than healthy controls. We ...
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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 ...
