Lung Denervation Cuts COPD-Related Events, Admissions One-time therapy showed most benefit in highly symptomatic patients Sep 19, 2018
PDE3/4 Inhibitor Yields Symptom Relief in COPD Tested as standalone, but potential role seen as add-on therapy Sep 18, 2018
Triple Tx Effective in COPD with Low Exacerbation Risk And models show exacerbations further decreasing Sep 17, 2018 video
FDA Approves 6th Drug for HAE Also the 6th to receive orphan drug status for the rare condition Aug 24, 2018
FDA Extends Expiration Date for Certain EpiPens Shortage of the epinephrine auto-injector first reported in May Aug 21, 2018
New Antidepressant Use May Raise COPD Death Risk Taking SSRI/SNRI's linked to poorer respiratory outcomes in study Jun 26, 2018
COPD: No 'Obesity Paradox' for BMI >40 But the less severely obese survive better than normal-weight patients May 25, 2018
Lung Disease in Women Getting Increased Scrutiny Gender affects both prevalence and effects May 24, 2018
Home Ventilation Saves $$$ Despite Initial Cost COPD patients extend time away from doctors and hospital with add-on device May 24, 2018
LAMA Tx Didn't Up Heart Disease Risk in COPD Cardiovascular outcomes similar to placebo-treated patients May 23, 2018
Could Lawn Weed Prevent COPD Exacerbations? Oral extract of speedwell plant deemed safe in phase IIa trial May 23, 2018
Warfarin Class Tied to Higher Death Rate in COPD Retrospective results shouldn't change practice, but deserve more study May 23, 2018
Step-Down Therapy in Severe COPD OK for Some But patients with high eosinophilic burden need triple therapy May 22, 2018
Biologic Improves Severe Asthma Outcomes Dupilumab reduced exacerbations, improved lung function May 21, 2018
FeNO Helps in Cough Treatment High levels of nitric oxide indicate whether steroids may be appropriate May 21, 2018
Asthma: As-Needed ICS/LABA Prevents Exacerbations But lower steroid dosage comes at cost of reduced symptom control May 16, 2018
Morning Break: Antacids and Allergies; Condom-Snorting; Classroom Vaping Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Apr 03, 2018
Steroids and Asthma; One-Time PSA: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include the dangers of e-cigarettes, steroids and asthma, five types of diabetes, and a single PSA measurement and outcomes. Mar 10, 2018 podcast
A Lot of Eczema Quackery from Dr. YouTube One-third of the site's videos about atopic dermatitis had misleading information Mar 09, 2018
Folic Acid in Utero Tied to Food Allergy Risk But total folate at birth not associated with later food allergies Mar 06, 2018
AAAAI: No Benefit to Upping Inhaled Steroids During Asthma 'Yellow Zone' Increasing dosage even by factor of four to five did not prevent exacerbations Mar 03, 2018
ACS: E-Cigarettes OK for Smoking Cessation ... with Caveats Short period of dual use OK, if goal is to quit Feb 22, 2018
Using Biology of Atopic Dermatitis to Improve Therapy Following psoriasis model of molecular targeting Feb 18, 2018
Bed Bug Histamines: A New Indoor Allergen? High heat didn't reduce histamine levels in house dust Feb 12, 2018
Who's Still Smoking? ACS Report Highlights Most Vulnerable Adults Reaching these smokers is 'most pressing challenge' Jan 31, 2018
FDA Approves First Drug for Rare Vasculitis (FDA) Nucala OK'd for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) Dec 12, 2017
FDA Approves First Nebulized LAMA for COPD Sunovion product uses proprietary delivery system Dec 06, 2017
Allergy Experts: Single Drug Best for Allergic Rhinitis AAAAI, ACAAI advise against intranasal corticosteroid with oral antihistamine Nov 09, 2017
Winter Worst for Adult Asthma Hospitalizations But peak month for asthma deaths varied across age groups Nov 01, 2017
Dogs: Mom's Best Friend for Reducing Eczema Risk in Toddlers? Kids had lower risk when mothers kept dogs while pregnant Oct 31, 2017
Patients Who Claim Penicillin Allergy Often Aren't Allergic Penicillin skin test feasible in 'real-world' office setting, researchers say Oct 30, 2017
ECMO: A Life Saver for Kids with Near-Fatal Asthma? Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is effective, but has high complication rate Oct 30, 2017
Learning Module Improves Community Hospital Anaphylaxis IQ Proper dosing, administration of epinephrine most commonly missed Oct 30, 2017
Measuring FeNo in Asthma: Real Biomarker or Poor Surrogate? The pros and cons of fractional exhaled nitric oxide assessment Oct 29, 2017
Docs, Parents Need a Push to Adopt New Peanut Guidelines Clinician and caregiver buy-in essential for guidelines to work, experts say Oct 29, 2017
Morning Break: Antibiotics Running Out; Teen Sex Interest Drops; Children Drive to OR Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Sep 20, 2017
Allergy Med Often Given by Nonmedical Staff at U.S. Schools Sometimes given to students with no known allergy, survey results reveal Sep 18, 2017
Healthy Diet, Exercise Improve Asthma Control in Non-Obese Patients Combination better than either alone Sep 13, 2017
Urban Kids with Asthma May Benefit from Green Space Increased park access could help disease control in inner city children Sep 09, 2017
