Asthma News

SAN DIEGO — A fragment antibody against thymic stromal lymphopoietin was safe and effective in reducing airway inflammation among patients with asthma, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with asthma exacerbations despite inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta 2 agonists may benefit from stepping up treatment, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — High HbA1c levels consistent with prediabetes were associated with worse asthma control in a population of urban children, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with severe asthma often experience residual mucus plugging even with biologic treatment, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — High social vulnerability index scores were associated with persistent or new-onset asthma among youth in Puerto Rico, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Urban children with asthma and overweight or obesity exhibited significant metabolic changes compared with other urban children with asthma, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Among patients with severe asthma receiving omalizumab, breathomics and plasma lipidomics predicted early and late treatment responses, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

TORONTO — Prompts in electronic health records increased the use of guideline-based preventive asthma care for children, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

Exposure to pollution from passing coal trains led to an increase in the estimated number of deaths, hospitalizations and asthma cases in a San Francisco Bay Area region, according to results published in Environmental Research.

NEW ORLEANS — Adults with asthma and hypogonadism have greatly increased risk for mortality during hospitalization compared with adults with asthma and normal testosterone levels, according to data presented at the AACE annual meeting.