Wildfires

An FDA advisory committee unanimously agreed that oral phenylephrine — an ingredient found in many nasal decongestants that are sold over the counter to treat colds and allergy symptoms — was no more effective than placebo.

Adults with asthma who also had laryngeal hypersensitivity had a greater symptom burden during the 2019 to 2020 landscape fires in Australia, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Healio compiled the most-read news in allergy, asthma and immunology posted in August.

Canadian wildfire smoke led to a slight increase in ED visits for asthma in New York City in June compared with days with high pollen counts, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

The historic town of Lahaina on the island of Maui has been decimated by unprecedented wildfires that have left thousands homeless.

Patients exposed to wildfires while recovering from lung cancer surgery had worse survival outcomes than their unexposed counterparts, study results showed.

As smoke from wildfires in Canada continues to impact the East Coast, the American Lung Association advises patients and physicians to take steps to prevent asthma exacerbations and other respiratory complications.

Risk for all-cause, nonaccidental and neoplasm mortality was heightened with exposure to elevated levels of wildfire-related fine particulate matter, according to study results published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials.

Healio compiled the most-read news in allergy, asthma and immunology posted in June.

Healio has compiled the most-read news in pulmonology posted in June.