First-of-its-kind registry to exclusively focus on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment by primary care physicians Registry will track 3,000 patients and first findings will be announced later in 2019 Ridgefield, Conn., May...
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Drugs traditionally used to treat blood pressure and heart disease are to be given to lung disease patients to see if they can be beneficial, in a trial coordinated by the University of Aberdeen. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a...
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A CRN supported Respiratory Disorders trial (TWICS), which investigated whether taking a low-dose theophylline tablets in addition to inhaled corticosteroids would reduce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease flare-ups was recently published by...
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Singapore, 5th October 2018. Most people with asthma rely on inhaled asthma medication to control their symptoms. Inhaler devices are available as either dry powder inhaler (DPI) or pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI). Both devices require...
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Database-derived measures of asthma control was predictive of asthma treatment response and future asthma exacerbation. This study validates the usage of database records for future studies investigating the efficacy of treatments and predicting...
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AT ATS 2018 SAN DIEGO – For people with COPD at high risk of exacerbation, the addition of low-dose theophylline to inhaled corticosteroids conferred no overall clinical benefit, results from a large trial funded by the United Kingdom...
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A study in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice found the majority of surveyed people with hay fever were not picking optimal over-the-counter medications to treat their symptoms.
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Southampton, 12th December, 2017. A study led by the University of Southampton has found that people who continue to get problems from their asthma, despite receiving standard treatment, experience an improved quality of life when they are taught...
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REALISE survey aimed to assess levels of asthma control and patient-reported asthma control Factor analysis identified distinct patient clusters with varying attitudes towards asthma and its management Analysis shows an opportunity for different...
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Singapore, 13th November, 2017. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important public health challenge as it is a major cause of chronic morbidity and the 4th leading cause of death worldwide1.
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Treatment with NRT during a brief, 4-week, follow-up period does not appear to put patients at risk of cardiovascular disease. However, at 52 weeks, there was an increase in cardiovascular events for patients prescribed NRT, compared with those...
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Dose-dependent reduction in asthma exacerbations for patients treated with extrafine-particle inhaled corticosteroids in an adult UK asthma population; a result not seen in patients treated with fine-particle ICS.
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