Two New Possible Treatments For Severe Asthma

Some of the 24 million people in the U.S. with asthma, or inflammation that narrows the airways, suffer severe symptoms: Like persistent shortness of breath. The inability to speak in full sentences. Or a chest that feels closed. Two new studies tout possible new treatments for severe asthma.
Highlights from the interview with Dr. Joseph Austin, a pulmonologist with Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital:
One study indicates oral supplements of vitamin D may help with severe asthma: “The claim is that it reduces inflammation As a result, patients with asthma or potential for other infectious diseases are reduced.....

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Common Asthma Drug Linked to Potential Liver Disease Prevention

Anti-inflammatory cromolyn sodium is commonly used to prevent allergies and asthma, but recent findings have uncovered a new potential use for the drug.
Research published in the scientific journal Hepatology unearthed key findings that suggest anti-inflammatory cromolyn sodium could be linked to reduced liver fibrosis. Researchers at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, in conjunction with the Central Texas Veteran’s Health Care System and Texas A&M Health Science Center, spearheaded the study.....

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Severe asthma and cystic fibrosis study receives $13.3 million in federal funding

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Benjamin Gaston recently received $13.3 million in funding from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for the development of personalized combinations of medications for children with cystic fibrosis and severe asthma.....

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