Search results for "Asthma"
Macrolide antibiotic decreases COPD exacerbations in select patients, study finds
Daily azithromycin for one year decreased chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations and improved quality of life among select patients, researchers reported.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/30/2.htm
30 Aug 2011
New model predicts future risk of VTE
Researchers have devised a new algorithm to predict a patient's risk of developing venous thromboembolism in the next five years, based on simple clinical variables.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/23/4.htm
23 Aug 2011
Asthma pill performed similarly to glucocorticoids, LABAs
Leukotriene-receptor antagonists controlled asthma as effectively as more commonly recommended treatments, according to a new report of two pragmatic trials.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/10/2.htm
10 May 2011
Omalizumab added to standard therapy may help control severe allergic asthma
Omalizumab may help control severe allergic asthma when added to standard therapy, a new study suggests.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/03/5.htm
3 May 2011
Food allergies are a tough nut to crack
As public awareness of food allergies increases, identification and management into adulthood can be difficult to sort out, carrying the risk of misdiagnosis, according to specialists who are trying to improve physician education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/allergies.htm
1 May 2011
Adult immunization rates fall far short of goals
The CDC's Healthy People 2010 campaign aimed to have 60% of high-risk patients under 65 vaccinated against pneumonia and influenza. Actual immunization rates may be half of that. The president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases describes the barriers and the solutions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/04/immunize.htm
1 Apr 2011
Induction of oral steroids before topical steroids may help chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Jantoven and other meds recalledNew home health rules to be enforced starting April 1
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/01/6.htm
1 Mar 2011
Simple tools, teamwork manage depression in primary care
Embedding mental health professionals directly into a primary care setting threatens to add complexity to primary care's already hefty ‘to do” list. Clinics that have accomplished that task explain how not only was it easier than expected, but it adds tremendous benefits to the practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/03/depression.htm
1 Mar 2011
Miserable symptoms mark chronic sinusitis
Chronic sinusitis, an illness that can feel as symptomatically miserable as congestive heart failure or rheumatoid arthritis, is often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed. But distinctive clues can lead internists to deliver the right treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/sinusitis.htm
1 Jan 2011
MKSAP Quiz: daily cough without specific triggers
For arthritis, opioids present increased relative risk compared to NSAIDsOpioids for nonmalignant pain have different adverse event profiles
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/21/3.htm
21 Dec 2010