The Role of Personalization in Smoking Cessation: Findings from a Randomized Clinical Trial
March 18th 2023Personalized text message-based smoking cessation intervention was found to be more effective than the non-personalized text message approach, especially among smokers with low nicotine dependence and strong quitting intention.
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Margaret Ragni, MD, MPH: Impact of new Antihemophilic Factor VIII Therapy on Hemophilia A
March 15th 2023After a year of treatment with once-weekly antihemophilic factor (recombinant), Fc-VWF-XTEN Fusion Protein-ehtl, results show patient pain was significantly reduced and quality of life significantly increased.
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Novel Intranasal Cleansing Kit Improves Allergy Symptoms in Over 80% of Patients
March 15th 2023"The anticipation would be–wash your hands, brush your teeth, clean your nose–and allow that process to help the patients who suffer from allergy symptoms," lead investigator Dr. Arman Kalmakarian says.
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Knowledge of Severity, Susceptibility Shape Perceptions of Sickle Cell Trait Testing
March 13th 2023Findings from the study emphasize the importance of disseminating knowledge and education to reduce disease burden after examining healthcare students' knowledge and attitudes towards sickle cell trait (SCT) screening in Ghana.
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Margaret Ragni, MD, MPH: Antihemophilic Factor VIII Therapy is a Win-Win
March 2nd 2023Dr. Margaret Ragni discusses the FDA approved, first-in-class, factor VIII replacement therapy, antihemophilic factor (Recombinant), Fc-VWF-XTEN Fusion Protein-ehtl, previously known as efanesoctocog alfa.
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Arman Kalamkarian, MD, on Chronic Allergy Symptom Relief with Intranasal Cleansing
March 1st 2023A study presented at the AAAAI 2023 Annual Meeting shows over 80% of the 20 patients with chronic allergy symptoms report significant improvement in their allergy symptoms after 2 weeks of intranasal cleansing with NasoClenz.
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AAAAI 2023 Data Identify Dysregulated Pathways in Hereditary Angioedema Prodromes and Acute Attacks
March 1st 2023Approximately 42% of prodrome-associated DEGs were also associated with hereditary angioedema attacks, indicating that multiple enriched gene networks with common hub genes and upstream regulators are shared between the prodromal and acute attack stages.
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Debajyoti Ghosh, PhD: Potential Benefits of Treating Hereditary Angioedema Early Symptoms
February 27th 2023In a presentation at the AAAAI 2023 Annual Meeting, new data suggested that treating early symptoms may be a viable strategy for preventing acute attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE).
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Largest Study on Food Allergies in Air Travel Uncovers Unmet Needs
February 26th 2023Dr. Christopher Warren discusses the study he presented at AAAAI 2023 Annual Meeting that found 98% of participants experienced added anxiety when traveling due to their food allergy, with a "lamentingly high number" of negative experiences.
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Suboptimal Care Escalation for Severe Asthma in Black and Hispanic Patients
February 24th 2023A study from the AAAAI 2023 Annual Meeting reveals racial and ethnic disparities in the management of severe asthma and highlights the need for interventions to improve care escalation for Black and Hispanic/Latino patients.
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Refining Lung Cancer Screening: Current Strategies and Future Directions
February 23rd 2023Investigators call for further research focusing on refining candidate selection for screening, improving the accuracy of LDCT scan reading, and integrating clinical risk models, imaging techniques, and biomarker research to enhance the probability evaluation of pulmonary nodule malignancy.
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Infants Exposed to Fine Particulate Matter at Higher Risk of Emergency Room Visits
February 22nd 2023A cohort study of 1.9 million infants links exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) to an increased risk of emergency department visits during the first year of life, with preterm and full-term infants being most susceptible during their fourth and fifth months.
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