Clitheroe woman in campaign to save asthma drug

A DRUG, which many believe has transformed and improved the lives of asthma sufferers in the Ribble Valley, could be scrapped.
NICE, the National Institute for Clinical Health and Excellence, has recommended that Xolair, which is used to treat some people with severe allergic asthma, is not given out on the NHS anymore.....

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Hopi High students jump to aid of fellow student suffering asthma attack

KEAMS CANYON, Ariz. - When a Hopi High student suffered a severe, possibly life threatening, asthma attack on a loaded school bus headed to school, two students began CPR while their bus driver drove to a medical facility.....

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Increasing evidence for small airway role in asthma intensity

There is increasing evidence that the small airways contribute significantly to the clinical expression and severity of asthma, according to research published online Nov. 9 in Allergy.....

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