Mark L. Fuerst

Results from studies on the asthma-diabetes connection are inconsistent. A novel analysis may help clarify directionality.

The link between early asthma and left ventricular hypertrophy was independent of a range of major cardiovascular risk factors.

May is Asthma Awareness Month and so a look at new studies highlighting key aspects of management is in order.

Prescribing has gone from underuse to substantial overprescribing. The challenge is to get it just right.

Risk may be reduced by about one-third in the children of pregnant women who take these supplements.

Asthma medications reduced obesity risk. Which type of medication surprised the researchers.

The test should not be used alone to screen for asthma in asymptomatic young persons outside of the clinic.

The combination results in worse asthma control and a variety of health and quality of life issues.

Twelve-week viral eradication rates were high in patients coinfected with HCV and HIV, particularly in those without advanced cirrhosis.

High sustained virologic response rates were seen among patients with decompensated cirrhosis in European compassionate care cohort.

Severe asthma symptoms but low allergy and inflammation levels may mean poor response to guideline-based therapy.

Study: Among adolescents age 13-19 years, those with asthma were twice as likely to smoke as their healthy counterparts. Solutions?

Sustained virologic response was seen in 99% of subjects, reflecting rates seen in pre-registration studies. Adverse events were mild.

A modeling study compared health benefits and costs of all currently licensed treatments, both singly and in sequential therapy of up to 3 lines.

Adding oral vitamin D supplements to standard asthma medications can get it done.

Obstructive sleep apnea, common in patients who have asthma, may contribute to severe exacerbations.

Paradox: a new study finds that despite wide us of antidepressants in the US, many who need treatment do not get it while others are overtreated.

A new study found that commonly prescribed antihypertension drugs affect mood disorders--either positively or negatively.

Antibiotic Rx rates and respiratory tract infections are not affected by probiotic treatment as part of routine winter infection advice.

There is no clinically important benefit of adding azithromycin treatment to standard medical care, a study shows.

With new direct-acting antiviral agents, a rapid virological response was observed in a majority of patients.

SVR12 rates are high with sofosbuvir-based treatment regimens even when patients receive less than a full course of treatment.

The findings of these 2 new studies are in contrast to those of previous trials, which had conflicting results.

The rate of events was higher in patients with late‐onset asthma-but not in those with early‐onset asthma-than in nonasthmatics.

Authors of a new study note that a simple self-report question about mental health history in patients with ADR may lead to important intervention.

Results of the MOOD-HF trial join those of 2 others that looked to boost mood and survival in patients with heart disease.

A mobile app that lets patients record feelings and monitors engagement and activity may help assess and treat depression.

Depression requires the same time and attention given to other chronic diseases, but few primary care practices are equipped to deliver.

For patients with house dust mite allergic disease, persistent symptoms are common and increase the risk for asthma exacerbations.

One-third of young adults (mid-20s) who had persistent asthma in childhood met GOLD criteria for obstructive lung disease.