Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has announced that transfer duty will no longer apply to properties that cost R1 million or less.

While its "business unusual" in the SA residential property market, it is also the best buyer's market in a decade, says the chair of the Seeff Property Group.

Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)–based therapy is often used for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, this approach is under scrutiny because of ICS overuse in patients for whom it is not recommended and because of concerns about adverse events, particularly pneumonia, with long-term ICS use. Evidence suggests ICS may be beneficial in specific patients, namely, those with high blood eosinophil counts (eg, ≥300 cells/µL) or who are at a high risk of exacerbations. According to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2020 ABCD assessment tool, these patients belong in group D. For these patients, recommended initial treatment includes ICS in combination with long-acting β2-agonists (LABAs) when blood eosinophil counts are ≥300 cells/µL or LABA + long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) when patients are highly symptomatic, that is, with greater dyspnea and/or exercise limitation. Follow-up treatments for patients with persistent dyspnea and/or exacerbations may include LABA + ICS, LABA + LAMA, or LABA + LAMA + ICS, with use of ICS being guided by blood eosinophil counts. In this review, differences in the inflammatory mechanism underlying COPD and asthma and the role of ICS treatment in COPD are summarized. Furthermore, findings from recent clinical trials where use of ICS-based dual or triple therapy in COPD was compared with LABA + LAMA therapy and trials in which ICS withdrawal was evaluated in patients with COPD are reviewed. Finally, a step-by-step guide for ICS withdrawal in patients who are unlikely to benefit from this treatment is proposed. A video of the author discussing the overall takeaway of the review article could be downloaded from the link provided: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq7Sr5jqPDI.

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Soon after the opening of the road, the travel time to reach Lipulekh pass by the pilgrims and security forces will come down to only two days from existing five days.

OECD appoints Laurence Boone as new Chief Economist

As soon as India’s central bank took this call on 27th March, many banks commenced the rollout of this fiscal measure even though they are not obligated to enforce this proposal.

The fundamental problem with the integration plan is that integration revolves around the weakest link in the chain; the army

The proposal to create two industrial corridors around Bangalore has generated heady excitement, but this needs to be tempered with rationalism and transparency around water and land acquisition, says B S Nagaraj.

COVID-19 pandemic recently brought the entire country to a standstill. ISRO too halted the launch of satellites and preparations for various missions including the Gangayaan, Chandrayaan-3, and others. However, now it looks like these missions might face a very uncertain future,

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Ed Boon, Creative Director at NetherRealm Studios, uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about Mortal Kombat 11. Why does Sub-Zero always get beat by Scorpion in promotional trailers? How do you properly do Skarlet's Brutality? How many character skins does each character have in MK11? Mortal Kombat 11 is now available for PS4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One, Xbox One X, Nintendo Switch and PC.

Radhika Madan chose a sweet way to promote her new film, Angrezi Medium.

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