Children as young as six given 'life-changing' asthma drug

Children as young as six with severe asthma are now entitled to a "life-changing" drug under guidance issued by Nice, the health regulator.
Campaigners welcomed the new rules which will entitle thousands of sufferers with the most serious form of allergic asthma to omalizumab, a drug administered by a monthly injection which is marketed as Xolair.....

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Lung expert: Written action plan needed for child with asthma

BETHESDA, Md., July 23 (UPI) -- A written action plan for a healthcare provider and anyone who cares for a child with asthma is essential, a U.S. lung expert recommends.....

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Array Shares Climb After Asthma Drug Shows Positive Phase 2 Results

Array Biopharma’s stock price jumped more than 15 percent this morning, following the company’s announcement that an oral treatment for asthma it is developing showed positive results in a Phase 2 trial.....

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