Statins could be ‘novel therapy for asthma’

medwireNews: Researchers from the USA say that there may be certain patients with asthma who could benefit from the addition of statins to their inhaler therapy.
The authors retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of 165 patients treated for severe asthma at their clinic between 2001 and 2008. Overall, 31 were statin users with a median treatment duration of 1 year......

Source: medwirenews.com



Boy dies after asthma attack at school hostel

A 12-year-old Te Aute College boy has collapsed and died in the school hostel following an asthma attack.
The boy, who has not been named, died yesterday morning.....

Source: nzherald.co.nz



Principals union promotes asthma help in schools with $50,000 campaign

The principals union is running a $50,000 back-to-school ad campaign on city subways, urging parents to authorize schools to medicate students for asthma.
More than 177,000 city kids ages 12 and under have the disease, city stats show.....

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