New medicine, benralizumab to reduce Steroid dependence in severe asthma: NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 May 2017 2:32 PM ISTHamilton,- A trial led by a McMaster University respirology professor shows promising results for a new medicine for severe asthma patients.The...
Bronchial thermoplasty helps reduce severe asthma attacks : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 May 2017 9:45 AM ISTATS 2017, WASHINGTON, DC -- In a new study presented at the 2017 American Thoracic Society International Conference, adult asthma patients treated...
Recommendations for Managing Stinging Insect Reactions Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTThe Stinging Insect Hypersensitivity Practice Parameter Update 2016 workgroup was commissioned by the JTF to develop practice parameters that address...
Age, CRP levels useful guides for tapering biologics in rheumatoid arthritis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTRheumatoid arthritis patients in remission may experience more successful tapering of their biologic drugs if they meet a certain set of factors,...
FDA approves first drug for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis ( Churg-Strauss Syndrome) Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Dec 2017 7:18 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approved use of Nucala (mepolizumab) to treat adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with...
Short term oral steroids for acute exacerbations of COPD Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term lung condition that is commonly associated with smoking. Patients with COPD may experience...
Flu vaccination reduces asthma attacks in kids Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Jun 2018 7:25 PM ISTIn a new study in the journal Pediatrics, Francine Ducharme, a pediatrician and clinical epidemiologist at CHU Sainte-Justine, and colleagues make a...
One third of severe asthma patients using harmful doses of oral steroids,finds a Netherlands study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Oct 2019 7:05 PM ISTA third of patients with severe asthma are taking harmful doses of oral steroids, according to a study of several thousand people in The Netherlands,...
Management of severe asthma exacerbation: French Guidelines Hina Zahid21 Oct 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe French Emergency Medicine Society, the French Intensive Care Society and the Pediatric Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine French-Speaking Group...
FDA approves first targeted biologic mepolizumab for severe Pediatric Eosinophilic Asthma Deepanjana Sarkar13 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Nucala (mepolizumab), worlds first and only targeted biologic approved for use in 6-11 years...
British Association of Dermatologists Guidelines for Generalised pruritus Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Jan 2018 7:01 PM ISTBritish Association of Dermatologists has come out with fresh clinical Guidelines for Generalised pruritus which have been endorsed by NICE.The focus...
