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Total diet replacement shows promise for difficult-to-treat asthma
A low-calorie total diet replacement program (Counterweight-Plus) is safe and improves asthma control and quality of life in patients with difficult-to-treat asthma and obesity, according to 16-week data from a recent study.
Behavioural therapy may improve physical activity, sleep quality in asthma patients
Individuals with asthma may benefit from a behavioural intervention to increase their physical activity (PA), which may lead to improvements in quality of life and sleep, as well as a reduction in asthma and anxiety symptoms, suggest the results of a recent study.
Regdanvimab for COVID-19 effective against Delta variant
The neutralizing antibody regdanvimab appears to be useful in the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19, with a recent study showing that the drug may prevent disease worsening in patients, including those infected with the Delta variant.
Cardiovascular death among seniors with pneumonia down with antibiotic therapy
In the treatment of older patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, the use of guideline-concordant antibiotic therapy significantly lowers the risk of cardiovascular death in the first year of follow-up, as reported in a study.
Farm life safeguards children against allergic rhinitis
Growing up on a farm appears to confer a reduced risk of developing allergic rhinitis in children, with the protective effect of farm living being set until school age and sustained through early adulthood.
