Using an inhaled glucocorticoid in addition to usual care reduced the rate of severe asthma exacerbations and improved other markers of disease severity. Adding an inhaled glucocorticoid to usual care ...

(HealthDay)—Compared to treatment with an inhaled glucocorticoid alone, combination therapy with a long-acting β 2-agonist (LABA) and an inhaled glucocorticoid is not associated with a significantly ...

In patients with asthma, current glucocorticoid use was associated with a higher risk of idiopathic venous thromboembolism (VTE), particularly in those with systemic use and those who received ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Boy-with-inhaler-asthma_G_660540450 Increasing inhaled glucocorticoid doses at initial signs of exacerbating asthma may not be effective. Increasing daily inhaled glucocorticoid doses by 5-fold does ...

Despite the overall effectiveness of glucocorticoids (GCs) in the treatment of asthma, a large proportion of patients do not fully respond to this medication. The objective of the present study was to ...

Although asthma burden is greater and more debilitating in blacks, historically, blacks have been underrepresented in asthma trials, which have primarily been conducted in white populations with ...

PHOENIX -- Black and Latinx patients who used an inhaled glucocorticoid as needed along with usual care had improved asthma outcomes, according to results from the PREPARE trial. Patients in the ...

The safe and appropriate use of long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) for the treatment of asthma has been widely debated. In two large clinical trials, investigators found a potential risk of serious ...

A new Cleveland Clinic study has uncovered a genetic anomaly associated with poor response to a common asthma treatment. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

The researchers identified 3 asthma-related intubations (2 in the inhaled-glucocorticoid group, 1 in the combination therapy group) and 2 asthma-related deaths (both in the combination-therapy group) ...