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GlaxoSmithKline's asthma drug Relvar approved in Europe
2013-11-18 15:25:07| Biotech - Topix.net
GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance's new inhaled lung drug Relvar has been approved in Europe to treat both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , confirming an endorsement from regulators in September.
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Aerocrine Launches a New Fully Portable Hand-Held Device to Measure Airway Inflammation in Asthma
2013-09-11 12:54:27| Appliances - Topix.net
Aerocrine AB is pleased to announce the launch of NIOX VERO, a new, fully portable hand-held point-of-care device for the measurement of airway inflammation, such as asthma.
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Could Obamas climate plan help decrease asthma rates?
2013-06-25 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fox News: As the Obama administration moves to implement a national plan to combat climate change, some doctors say that these measures could help fight the steadily rising rates of asthma in the United States. Detailed in President Obamas Climate Action Plan, the initiative maintains that, Asthma rates have doubled in the past 30 years, and our children will suffer more asthma attacks as air pollution gets worse. And according to some experts, numerous studies do point to pollution as a contributing...
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Fuming over pollution: Air quality near Peace Bridge linked to high asthma rates on West Side
2013-05-26 15:37:40| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Buffalo News: DYouville Porter School is a few blocks from the Peace Bridge. Some 660 students attend the elementary school. A quarter have asthma. Instruction at the school includes reading, writing and, for some pupils, how to use an inhaler. It is very difficult for these kids who are having asthma problems, said Assunta Ventresca, director of health-related services for the Buffalo Public Schools. Asthma is an epidemic on the Lower West Side. The victims, sometimes wheezing and struggling for...
Road Traffic Pollution as Serious as Passive Smoke in the Development of Childhood Asthma
2013-03-22 03:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: New research conducted in 10 European cities has estimated that 14% of chronic childhood asthma is due to exposure to traffic pollution near busy roads. The results are comparable to the burden associated with passive smoking: the World Health Organization estimates that between 4% and 18% of asthma cases in children are linked to passive smoking. The findings, published online today (22 March 2013) ahead of print in the European Respiratory Journal, come as the European Commission has declared...
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