Sheila Jacobs

Contributing Writer https://www.pulmonologyadvisor.com

Sheila Jacobs is the president of STJ Editorial Services. For more than 25 years, Sheila has been providing writing, fact-checking, and editorial services to numerous clients in the medical education, promotional, and managed care arenas, from the conceptual stage through completion of the final editorial product. Her focus has been in a diverse array of therapeutic areas.

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Asthma

Metformin May Lower Exacerbation Risk in Patients With Both Asthma and Diabetes

Sheila Jacobs

September 18, 2019

The initiation of metformin therapy was associated with a lower risk for asthma exacerbations.

Lung Infection

Prednisolone and Dexamethasone Demonstrated Noninferiority in Childhood Croup

Sheila Jacobs

September 18, 2019

The type of oral corticosteroid — prednisolone or dexamethasone — used to treat pediatric patients with croup appears to have no clinically significant effect on efficacy.

Failed fertility therapy linked to stroke, TIA, thromboembolism

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In Vitro Fertilization Procedures and Childhood Asthma

Sheila Jacobs

September 6, 2019

In The Netherlands, investigators found data that showed asthma prevalence in children was similar in those who were conceived through in vitro fertilization and those who were conceived naturally to parents who were subfertile.

COPD

COPD Outcomes Using Single Inhaler Triple Therapy vs Dual Therapy

Sheila Jacobs

August 29, 2019

The use of a single inhaler that contains triple therapy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can lower the rate of moderate or severe exacerbations compared with the use of dual therapy.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). CT scan of the thorax

Pulmonary Hypertension

Ralinepag Reduces Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Sheila Jacobs

August 28, 2019

Treatment with the next-generation potent prostacyclin receptor agonist ralinepag reduced pulmonary vascular resistance compared with placebo in patients with symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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Effectiveness of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program in Severe Asthma

Sheila Jacobs

August 27, 2019

Researchers found data that showed a multidisciplinary approach to pulmonary rehabilitation improves symptoms in patients with severe asthma.

COPD

Is Neutrophil Elastase a Viable Biomarker for Bacterial Infection in COPD?

Sheila Jacobs

August 21, 2019

Neutrophil elastase levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have the potential to be a viable biomarker indicative of a bacterial-associated exacerbation.

Asthma

Mepolizumab Reduces Exacerbations in Severe Asthma Regardless of Weight, BMI

Sheila Jacobs

August 21, 2019

Mepolizumab was associated with clinical improvements among patients with severe eosinophilic asthma, across a range of body mass index and body weight categories.

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Treatment Adherence in Adults With Asthma and COPD

Sheila Jacobs

August 15, 2019

In Europe, researchers conducted a study to determine whether adult patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who use the budesonide/formoterol inhaler are very satisfied.

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Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Asthma and Allergies

Sheila Jacobs

August 15, 2019

The presence of persistent asthma and comorbid allergies has been linked to a significant adverse impact of certain measures of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A retrospective analysis was conducted of patient survey responses and administrative pharmacy claims from the Observational Study of Asthma Control and Outcomes (OSACO), and the results were published in the…

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