A new study reveals that the common asthma drug salbutamol may offer potential as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease LANCASTER UNIVERSITY A new study reveals that the common asthma drug salbutamol may offer potential as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting 47 million people worldwide and...
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How long is mono contagious and how is it spread?
Mono can last for a few weeks or several months and spreads mostly through saliva. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the main cause of mono. Mono is short for mononucleosis. People sometimes refer to mono as glandular fever. Here we discuss how long mono is contagious, its symptoms, and how it usually spreads. How long is...
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Prescription Fills for Inhalers Drop as U.S. Faces Medication Shortages
Lauren Chase Lauren Chase is on the Research team at GoodRx. Posted on May 18, 2020 Key takeaways: Popular brand and generic rescue inhalers and maintenance inhalers are currently in shortage. Fills for all inhalers peaked the week of March 15 right after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, but they’ve since dropped — by more...
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CapMedic Measures Lung Function, Makes Sure Inhalers Used Correctly
MEDGADGET EDITORS | INFORMATICS, MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS The FDA has cleared the CapMedic device that helps to make sure that metered dose inhalers (MDIs) are properly used, even by young patients. MDIs are most commonly employed to deliver asthma medications deep into the lungs, but to work effectively they have to be used correctly and on...
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Next-generation asthma inhalers
In Europe alone, there are almost 30 million people who suffer from asthma. The myAirCoach project provides an innovative smart inhaler device along with integrated mobile Health (mHealth) personalized asthma monitoring services for empowering and guiding patients with asthma to manage their own health on a daily basis. Credit: Konstantinos Votis Asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease of...