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Bronchial thermoplasty may allow severe asthma patients to wean off oral corticosteroids
05-23-2007 · EurekAlert!Positive results from the Research in Severe Asthma (RISA) Trial of Bronchial Thermoplasty were reported today at the annual scientific assembly of the American Thoracic Society (ATS). Clinically and statistically significant improvements in pulmonary function, asthma control, and quality of life, as well as a reduction in use of rescue medications, were observed following the bronchial thermoplasty procedure in patients with severe asthma. Bronchial Thermoplasty is first non-drug treatment for asthma.
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