A retrospective study of outpatient records for millions of patients in the UK reveals that the overuse of broad-spectrum alternative antibiotics among patients who are probably not allergic… read more.
Article written by Tom Collins. Interviews by Esther Drain. Trying to usher new immunotherapies into the setting of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) has been met with mixed results, and… read more.
Professor Stephen Ansell (Mayo Clinic, USA) speaks about harnessing the power of immunotherapy in Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treatment of pain and fever with acetaminophen (Tylenol, etc.) does not exacerbate asthma in young children, researchers reported on August 18 NEJM/New England Journal of Medicine.
Parents of children with asthma need ongoing education and guidance on this chronic condition and how to prevent and manage symptoms, but does a written asthma action plan… read more.
Coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath are symptoms asthma sufferers are used to. They are also the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For sufferers, as well… read more.
Only 16 percent of epinephrine users and 7 percent of inhaler users got it right. Millions of Americans with severe allergies and asthma are prescribed medical devices to… read more.
Asthma symptoms affect millions of patients and are one of the leading causes of work and school absences. People who suffer from asthma know it’s a challenge to… read more.
In a new paper in the journal Infection and Immunity, the researchers lay out for the first time exactly how C. difficile wreaks havoc on the guts of animals in a… read more.
Seasonal flu vaccines may protect individuals not only against the strains of flu they contain but also against many additional types. The work, directed by researchers at St…. read more.
by Thomas R. Collins: The use of chimeric antigen receptor T-cells — in which a patient’s own T cells are modified to fight cancer cells — is showing good results… read more.
People with asthma often have a hard time dealing with respiratory viruses such as the flu or the common cold, and researchers have struggled to explain why.
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