The rs34481144 risk allele may serve as a genetic marker for identifying individuals at increased risk for severe influenza infection.
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Elevated sputum eosinophil levels correlate with the severity of clinical outcomes in asthma.
Patients with hereditary angioedema treated with icatibant had similar outcomes regardless of whether they were on long-term prophylaxis.
In children with allergic asthma and rhinitis, sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) was shown to not only improve patient-reported symptoms, but also airway inflammation and pulmonary function.
Azithromycin therapy is more effective at preventing COPD exacerbations among patients with Helicobacter pylori infection than among those who are H pylori seronegative.
In patients with chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, several parenchymal features on CT correlate with mortality and rapid disease progression, including honeycombing and reticular pattern.
Combination therapy with an inhaled LABA and inhaled corticosteroid did not affect all-cause mortality in patients with COPD compared with inhaled placebo, LABA alone, or corticosterioid alone.
Treatment with antiasthma and antihistamine medication may help reduce migraine in this population.
Statin use was associated with a 20% lower risk for all-cause mortality and a 45% lower risk for pulmonary-related mortality.
Researchers evaluated whether administering double-dose IIV4 to children younger than 3 years of age improved protection against influenza B without increasing adverse events in a phase 3 trial.
Combination therapy with ambrisentan and tadalafil may improve response in patients with connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Switching from intravenous to oral antibiotics in patients with healthcare-associated pneumonia was found to be safe.
Smoking correlated with increased measures of left ventricular mass and worsening diastolic function.
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