COPD, Asthma Patients More At Risk To Develop IBD

A new study entitled “Increased incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Québec residents with airway diseases” reports that patients afflicted with lung diseases have a higher risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease. The findings could give physicians a new perspective on how to take preventative actions to avoid co-morbidities between IBD and lung diseases. The study was published in the European Respiratory Journal.....

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Longitudinal increase in total IgE levels in patients with adult asthma: an association with poor asthma control

Immunoglobulin (Ig) E is well-known to play a critical role in allergic diseases. We investigated the association between longitudinal change in total IgE level and the asthma control in patients with adult asthma.
Methods: For this retrospective study, 154 patients with asthma aged 21?82 years were recruited from the allergy and pulmonary units of the Showa University Hospital.....

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Rescue inhalers not working? Severe asthma patients breathe easier after lung treatment

INDIANAPOLIS - Mary Dorgan's asthma was interfering with her work in a busy medical lab at a south side doctor's office.
"If you are also fighting to breathe, there is only so much oxygen and so much energy you have," the 61-year-old said.
She never knew when an attack was coming.
"I had one here at work where I was a direct admit from here to the hospital," Dorgan recalled.
Her attacks became so regular, she started planning her day around them.....

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