Recent Asthma Articles page 10

Washington Post - THURSDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A new twist on an old theory of drug treatment for asthma has shown promise in a small, early trial, a California company reports. The idea is to block the activity of cytokines, immune system molecules believed ...

The Independent - AstraZeneca, the pharmaceuticals company, faces the eventual loss of more than £500m of sales after the decision yesterday by the European Patent Office to revoke its patent on the blockbuster drug Symbicort. The EPO issued a final judgment on the ...

The Independent - AstraZeneca's David Brennan is probably right to insist that last night's surprise decision by the European Patent Office to revoke the patent on the company's top selling anti-asthma treatment, Symbicort, won't have any near-term implications for ...

Forbes - It is five times more prevalent than asthma, and yet it is a completely preventable illness." She continues, "NADP's 2007 Consumer Survey indicates cost is the top barrier to accessing dental care, and dental benefits overcome that barrier. With 57 ...

The Independent - The first new drug treatment for asthma for more than a decade has dramatically reduced the symptoms in sufferers and could help hundreds of thousands of patients in Britain with the disease, researchers say. Trials of the drug in 28 asthma patients ...

Guardian Unlimited - Children complain of sore throats and a number of Travellers say they have recently been diagnosed with asthma. In the past few weeks, the phone lines have been removed, the street lights have been turned off, the bus rerouted so it no longer goes ...

Forbes - For example, children with coverage are having fewer asthma attacks and therefore winding up in the (expensive) emergency room a lot less. Studies have even shown improvement in school performance for kids covered under the program. "Better health ...

Bloomberg - Ranbaxy is seeking more partnerships and acquisitions to boost sales and is open to buying stakes in existing partners to gain access to new therapeutic areas including drugs for lifestyle related diseases, eye care and asthma, Singh told reporters ...

innovations report - Analysis of two surveys involving 13,524 asthma–free children aged less than 12 years in the ongoing Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) showed that children living in a farming environment had a lower risk of ...

Salt Lake Tribune - ... asthma was a problem because of the cold and rainy weather. "Without her," Talley said of Eddy, "we wouldn't have gotten it." Class 4-A: Mountain View looked to restart its dynasty run, as a young group of runners won the school's 16th ...