Bitter Tasting Substances Can Help With Asthma Attack

The sudden onset of an asthma attack can be a frightening event. Asthmatics often experience a severe shortness of breath combined with coughing or wheezing and a tightening sensation in their lungs and chest. If you suffer from asthma, there is a chronic state of inflammation in your lungs. When this inflammation is paired with constriction of the airwaves and muscles in the chest, it is important to seek immediate relief, either via a bronchodilator or emergency medical care.....

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UK health cost body backs Novartis asthma drug in fresh U-turn

(Reuters) - Britain's health cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE said it planned to recommend the use of Novartis's severe asthma drug Xolair after prevaricating for months over whether it should be paid for on the taxpayer-funded National Health Service (NHS).....

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Study Shows Combining 2 Inhalers Could Be Better Treatment For Asthma Patients

PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Nine people die from asthma each day in the United States.
A new study is looking at patients who have trouble controlling their condition, and suggests possibly changing the way doctors treat them.
Amparo Rivera nearly died of an asthma attack last year.....

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