Malnutrition, Sarcopenia Common in Advanced COPD (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Key differences seen among patients with/without systemic inflammation and cachexia (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 29, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

D.C. Week: FDA Okays Single-Pill Tx for HIV
(MedPage Today) -- Also, reducing waste in healthcare (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 25, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Drug Prices, Maternal Deaths Among Topics at AMA Meeting
(MedPage Today) -- Delegates also approved resolutions on scope of practice, marijuana legalization (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 22, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Big Tobacco Will Finally Run Court-Ordered Anti-Smoking Ads
(MedPage Today) -- Corrective statements will run 11 years after ruling (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 21, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

FDA OKs Epinephrine Auto-Injector for Small Children
(MedPage Today) -- Device has shorter needle, lower dose of drug (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 20, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

FDA Approves Benralizumab for Severe Asthma
(MedPage Today) -- Biologic is first to target IL-5-alpha receptor (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 15, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Being Breastfed May Lower Eczema Risk for Teens (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- But no protective effect seen for asthma outcomes (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 13, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Allergy Experts: Single Drug Best for Allergic Rhinitis
(MedPage Today) -- AAAAI, ACAAI advise against intranasal corticosteroid with oral antihistamine (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 9, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Rural Workers Have Higher Exposures to COPD-Causing Pollutants
(MedPage Today) -- VGDF exposures higher even among non-farming rural workers (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 4, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

' A Bit of Magical Thinking': What We Heard This Week
(MedPage Today) -- Quotable quotes from MedPage Today ' s sources (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 3, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

CHEST: Novel LAMA Shows Efficacy as Add-On Therapy (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Investigational treatment under FDA review (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 1, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

CHEST: More COPD Morbidity in Patients in Urban Hospitals (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Length of hospital stay and costs also higher versus rural hospitals (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 1, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Outpatient Chemo Desensitization Program Safe, Cuts Time
(MedPage Today) -- Patients cited less disruption to their daily routine (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 31, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Patients Who Claim Penicillin Allergy Often Aren't Allergic
(MedPage Today) -- Penicillin skin test feasible in ' real-world ' office setting, researchers say (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 31, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

ECMO: A Life Saver for Kids with Near-Fatal Asthma?
(MedPage Today) -- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is effective, but has high complication rate (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 30, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news