Asthma

The SABINA III study, which comprised 8351 participants from 24 countries, demonstrated that high SABA prescriptions led to poorer asthma control and higher rates of severe asthma exacerbations. Asthma is a prevalent health condition across the globe and the most common chronic condition during childhood. The emergence of inhaled corticosteroids has led to a significant...

Benralizumab is effective in patients with nasal polyposis. Severe eosinophilic asthma also exhibits improved SNOT-22 and asthma outcomes with benralizumab. The combination of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and nasal polyposis (NP) is a common chronic inflammatory disease. Patients may suffer from headaches and severe sinonasal symptoms that include increased nasal congestion, nasal polyp growth, loss or...

E-cigarettes have the potential to be a trigger for the development of asthma. This study also showed that both past and present usage of e-cigarettes are strongly related to the development of asthma in adults. E-cigarettes are non-conventional tobacco products that employ a rechargeable battery for heating disposable e-liquid cartridges. This leads to the production...

Tezepelumab reduced the levels of T2 inflammatory biomarkers, leading to reduced exacerbations and airway inflammation in patients suffering from severe asthma. Asthma is a prevalent disorder in the global population, with approximately 10% of the world population suffering from severe asthma. Patients with severe asthma demonstrate uncontrollable disease despite the administration of inhaled therapies with...

Higher body mass index tied to poor response to inhaled corticosteroids There is a markedly increased risk for poor response to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) among children with asthma and a high body mass index (BMI), according to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2021, held virtually from Sept. 5 to 8....

Structural racism involves the policies and practices that have been put in place over time through government and institutions. The physical and social environments where people of African, Latinx, and Indigenous heritage live reflect grave inequities that can influence the risk of developing allergic diseases, including asthma and atopic dermatitis. Physiologic stress responses caused by...

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults differ from heterosexual adults on several health indicators, according to a study published in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kevin C. Heslin, Ph.D., and Johanna M. Alfier, M.P.H., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland,...

Researchers from the University of Amsterdam Medical Center investigated the relationship between childhood asthma and obesity. This relationship is characterized by reduced lung function, worse asthma symptoms, increased healthcare use, and poor response to inhaled corticosteroids. Their study suggests that children with asthma who are overweight or obese might be using inhaled corticosteroids with no...

This study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that the brain’s circadian system plays an important role in the nocturnal worsening of asthma. Dr. Frank Scheer of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Dr. Steven Shea of the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences in Portland, and their team conducted a study on...