Allergic asthma
Thursday, November 29th, 2007Now NHS patients in England and Wales get asthma ‘wonder drug’ Xolair
Daily Mail - The Government’s health watchdog has ruled that Xolair, which halves the risk of an asthma attack, should be given to all patients with the severe form of the disease. The treatment could cut the toll of 1,400 Britons who die from asthma each year
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Clinics far more than last resort
Modesto Bee - care and a dramatic increase in patients with chronic diseases — fully a quarter of patient visits are for treatment of She was excused from physical education at school because exertion could set off an asthma attack. She used the inhaler more
Source: www.modbee.com
Sarah Bush no-smoking policy kicks in Jan. 1
Journal Gazette and Times Courier - I can’t imagine how angry I’d be if I had to bring in a loved one having an asthma attack through those conditions. I wish The pay, benefits, and employee treatment are better than that of SBL. I don’t know what has happened to SBL, but they have
Source: www.jg-tc.com
Glaxo’s Avandia to get tougher heart risk label
Boston Globe - Avandia was Glaxo’s second-biggest drug last year after the asthma treatment Advair, generating revenue of $3.3 billion. US sales Avandia on the market because we have concluded there isn’t enough evidence to indicate that the risk of heart attack
Source: www.boston.com