Study: Colds Worsen Asthma

The common cold appears to increase the number of "cough receptors" in the airways and makes them more sensitive, which triggers coughing, wheezing and breathlessness, a new study reports...

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Biota Announces Positive Phase IIb Data for Asthmatic Patients With Human Rhinovirus Infection (HRV)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, Mar 28, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Biota Holdings Limited (asx:BTA) today announced that the Phase II clinical study of its oral antiviral BTA798 (vapendavir) for the treatment of naturally acquired human rhinovirus (HRV) infection in asthmatics resulted in a statistically significant reduction in cold symptoms compared to a placebo...

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Nelson asthma man’s firebug ordeal

A 27-YEAR-OLD man with asthma was taken to hospital after a fire was started outside the window of his home...

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