FDA grants priority review to Xolair (omalizumab) for children and adults with food allergies based on positive National Institutes of Health phase III study results
If approved, Xolair would be the first medicine to reduce allergic reactions to multiple foods following an accidental exposureInterim analysis results from first-of-its-kind phase III OUtMATCH study showed Xolair significantly increased the amount of peanut, milk, egg and cashew it took to cause an allergic reaction17 million people in the U.S. have confirmed food allergies and more than 40% of children and more than half of adults with food allergies have experienced a severe reaction at least once1,2,3Basel, 19 December 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Source: Roche Media News - December 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA grants priority review to Xolair (omalizumab) for children and adults with food allergies based on positive National Institutes of Health phase III study results
If approved, Xolair would be the first medicine to reduce allergic reactions to multiple foods following an accidental exposureInterim analysis results from first-of-its-kind phase III OUtMATCH study showed Xolair significantly increased the amount of peanut, milk, egg and cashew it took to cause an allergic reaction17 million people in the U.S. have confirmed food allergies and more than 40% of children and more than half of adults with food allergies have experienced a severe reaction at least once1,2,3Basel, 19 December 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Source: Roche Investor Update - December 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
McGovern Allergy & amp; Asthma Clinic Is Proud To Announce The Sergio Lopez Food Allergy Awareness Act Passes in Texas
Governor Abbot signs The Sergio Lopez Food Allergy Awareness Act Passes in Texas; The Landmark Legislation Ensures Comprehensive Food Allergen Information in Restaurants Statewide HOUSTON, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A triumphant moment for the food allergy community unfolded on... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - December 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AVO Source Type: news
Asthma Attacks Decreased Among Black Patients During the Pandemic
(MedPage Today) -- Despite Black patients having the highest prevalence of asthma prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, decreasing trends in asthma attacks were observed for this population during the pandemic relative to white patients, according to... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - December 18, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Disparities in Asthma Prevalence, Attacks, ED Use Examined During Pandemic
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 -- Black adults and children have the highest prevalence of asthma, although the disparities between Blacks and Whites narrowed from 2019 to 2022, according to a research letter published online Dec. 19 in the Annals of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AI Aids in Monitoring Asthma in Young Children AI Aids in Monitoring Asthma in Young Children
If introduced on a large scale, an AI-assisted home stethoscope might make asthma diagnosis more straightforward and facilitate asthma monitoring, according to researchers.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - December 18, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
Resolve to Keep Your Allergies, Asthma in Check in 2024
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 -- If you ' re one of the 50 million Americans with asthma or allergies, 2024 is another year to redouble efforts to manage them.But how? “It’s not always easy to get allergies and asthma under control,” allergist Dr.... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 18, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Ghana: Fish Smoking Endangering Lives of Many Ghanaian Children
[Ghanaian Times] Elmina, Central Region - Noami Mansah Anim was just six years old when she died. The little girl had battled asthma for years, her tiny body wracked by the struggle to get air into her lungs. On a cold dawn morning in 2019 she finally succumbed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Agribusiness Economy, Business and Finance Children and Youth Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Major breakthrough for severe asthma treatment
A landmark study has shown that severe asthma can be controlled using biologic therapies, without the addition of regular high-dose inhaled steroids which can have significant side effects.
The findings from the multinational SHAMAL study, published in The Lancet, demonstrated that 92% of patients using the biologic therapy benralizumab could safely reduce inhaled steroid dose and more than 60% could stop all use. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - December 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Assessing the risk of intentional self-harm in montelukast users: an updated Sentinel System analysis using ICD-10 coding - Apata J, Lyons JG, Bradley MC, Ma Y, Kempner ME, Kim I, Eworuke E, Pennap D, Mosholder A.
BACKGROUND: Montelukast prescribing information includes a Boxed Warning issued in March 2020 regarding neuropsychiatric adverse events. A previous Sentinel System study of asthma patients from 2000 to 2015 did not demonstrate an increased risk of intentio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
AI-Aided Stethoscope May Aid Home Monitoring of Asthma Exacerbations
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 -- An artificial intelligence (AI)-aided home stethoscope provides reliable information on asthma exacerbations, according to a study published in the November/December issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Girl, 9, with leukemia faces 15 MONTH wait for lifesaving $10 drug as US cancer and asthma medicine shortages hit record high - aw lawmakers warn it could mean 'life or death for MILLIONS of patients'
Laura Bray, a mom from Florida, learned of the drug shortage first-hand when her daughter was diagnosed with leukemia and the hospital ran out of the $10 drug she needed for treatment. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
23andMe Hack Breaches 6.9 Million Users ’ Info, Including Some’s Health Data
Some 6.9 million 23andMe customers had their data compromised after an anonymous hacker accessed user profiles and posted them for sale on the internet earlier this year, the company said on Monday.
The compromised data included users’ ancestry information as well as, for some users, health-related information based on their genetic profiles, the company said in an email.
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Privacy advocates have long warned that sharing DNA with testing companies like 23andMe and Ancestry makes consumers vulnerable to the exposure of sensitive genetic ...
Source: TIME: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kristen V. Brown / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized News Desk wire Source Type: news
No Adverse Effects From Steroids in Pregnant Women With EoE No Adverse Effects From Steroids in Pregnant Women With EoE
' Our recommendations about the use of steroids among this population are based on the safety data extrapolated mainly from pregnant women with asthma. 'MDedge News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - December 1, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Parental Stress and Depression Linked to Childhood Asthma Parental Stress and Depression Linked to Childhood Asthma
Data from a national sample of Australian children showed worse asthma symptoms in the presence of family hardships, maternal depression, and other stressors.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - November 30, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
